Maid vs. Housekeeper

Maidnoun

A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.

Housekeepernoun

One who looks after the home by herself; either as a wife or a hired servant.

‘''She was their third housekeeper, but after a month or so she also gave up.’;

Maidnoun

A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).

Housekeepernoun

A woman who supervises the female domestic staff of a large home.

Maidnoun

(archaic) A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.

Housekeepernoun

One who supervises the cleaning staff of a hospital, hotel, or similar business.

Maidnoun

An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.

‘Would I had died a maid,And never seen thee, never borne thee son.’; ‘Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me.’;

Housekeepernoun

One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.

Maidnoun

A man who has not had sexual intercourse.

‘Christ was a maid and shapen as a man.’;

Housekeepernoun

One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs.

Maidnoun

A female servant.

‘Spinning amongst her maids.’;

Housekeepernoun

One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household.

Maidnoun

The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (Raia clavata).

Housekeepernoun

One who keeps or stays much at home.

‘You are manifest housekeeper.’;

Maidnoun

a female domestic

Housekeepernoun

A house dog.

Maidnoun

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

Housekeepernoun

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

Maidnoun

a female domestic servant

‘Mary eventually managed to find a job as a maid’;

Housekeepernoun

a person employed to manage a household.

Maidnoun

an unmarried girl or young woman.

Housekeepernoun

a person employed to perform cleaning and other domestic tasks in a hotel or institution.

Maidnoun

a virgin.

Maid

A maid, or housemaid or maidservant, is a female domestic worker. In the Victorian era domestic service was the second largest category of employment in England and Wales, after agricultural work.