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maidservant

/ˈmeɪdsɜːrvənt/ /ˈmeɪdsɜːvənt/

Meanings
noun
A female servant; a maid.

Examples :

"The wealthy family employed a maidservant to help with the daily chores and cleaning. "
job person service work

Related Words

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female noun

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

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maid noun

/meɪd/

A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.

"The maid of honor gave a beautiful speech at the wedding. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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servant noun

/ˈsɜːvənt/ /ˈsɝvənt/

One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.

"There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids."

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help noun

/hɛlp/

Action given to provide assistance; aid.

"I need some help with my homework."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

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employed verb

/ɛmˈplɔɪd/

To hire (somebody for work or a job).

"Yesterday our local garage employed a new mechanic."

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daily noun

/ˈdeɪli/

Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.

"My daily commute to work takes about 30 minutes. "

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cleaning verb

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

To remove dirt from a place or object.

"Can you clean the windows today?"

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chores noun

/tʃɔrz/

A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.

"Washing dishes is a chore, but we cannot just stop eating."

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wealthy noun

/ˈwɛl.θi/

A rich person.

"The wealthy businessman donated a large sum of money to the school. "