Meanings
plural cleaning ladies · alternative cleaning-lady
- A woman who cleans the interiors of houses or other buildings, normally as paid employment.
Near-synonym: chambermaid (not always differentiated)
Synonyms: cleaneress, cleaning woman, charlady, charwoman, chambermaid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA woman who cleans the interiors of houses or other buildings, normally as paid employment.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna human female employed to do housework
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch huishoudster, kuisvrouw
- huishoudsterTranslations
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Finnish siivoojanainen, siivoojatar
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French femme de ménage, femme d'ouvrage
- femme de ménageTranslations
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German Putzfrau
- PutzfrauTranslations
Hebrew מנקה
- מנקה (menaká)Translations
Hungarian takarítónő
- takarítónőTranslations
Japanese 掃除婦
- 掃除婦 (sōjifu)Translations
Polish sprzątaczka
- sprzątaczkaTranslations
Spanish señora de la limpieza
- señora de la limpiezaTranslations
Swedish städerska
- städerskaTranslations
Cite this entry
cleaning lady. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20lady
“cleaning lady.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20lady. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleaning lady,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20lady.
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