parlormaid

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noun

A maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door.

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Meanings

nounparlormaid (plural parlormaids)

plural parlormaids · alternative parlor maid · alternative parlourmaid

  1. USA maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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parlourmaid
Broader
maidmaidservanthousemaid
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parlourmaid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From parlor + maid.

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APA

parlormaid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlormaid

MLA

“parlormaid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlormaid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parlormaid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parlormaid.

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