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housemaids

housemaids is the plural of housemaid.

housemaids is the third-person singular simple present indicative of housemaid.

Meaning of housemaid

Noun

housemaid (plural housemaids)

  1. A female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house.
    • With a dramatic gesture, he pointed to a large splash of candle grease on the floor by the writing-table. "It must have been done since yesterday, otherwise a good housemaid would have at once removed it with blotting-paper and a hot iron. […]”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  2. (derogatory) A housewife.

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Questions about housemaids

What is housemaids the plural of?
Housemaids is the plural of housemaid.

Words near housemaids in the dictionary

  1. housemaided
  2. housemaiden
  3. housemaidenly
  4. housemaidens
  5. housemaiding
  6. housemaids
  7. housemaidy
  8. housemaker
  9. housemakers
  10. housemaking
  11. houseman

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