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Housemaid

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd

Definitions

  1. A female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house.
  2. A housewife.

Equivalents

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العربيةالخادمة
Bosanskibabu
Catalàminyona
Hrvatskibabu
Հայերենաղախին
Bahasa Indonesiaamahbabu
Српскиbabu

Examples

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. […]””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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