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parlormaid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
par-lor-maid
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

American usage

Etymology

From parlor + maid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

parlormaids (plural) parlor maid (alternative) parlourmaid (alternative)

Synonyms

parlourmaid

Questions

What does parlormaid mean?
A maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door.
Where does parlormaid come from?
From parlor + maid.

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