Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scullery maid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
scullery -maid
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a large house, a domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and perform other menial chores.

Inflected Forms

scullery maids (plural) scullery-maid (alternative) scullerymaid (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

butler footman housekeeper cook kitchen maid sculleryman

Synonyms

scullery girl

Questions

What does scullery maid mean?
In a large house, a domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and perform other menial chores.

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