Added 9 October 2026 housemaid /ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd/ noun Categories: PeopleRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about housemaid at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house. A housewife. verb To be a housemaid. To wait on someone hand on foot, to watch them. To clean, as a housemaid. Origin From house + maid. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: amahmaidservantmaidscullery-maidservingmaidmaid-servantgirlhousekeeperessslaveyservantess Back to today's word