amah

Synonyms:

housemaid, maid, maidservant

Types:

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chambermaid, fille de chambre

a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)

handmaid, handmaiden

a personal maid or female attendant

lady's maid

a maid who is a lady's personal attendant

parlormaid, parlourmaid

a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door

Type of:

domestic, domestic help, house servant

a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household