Housemaid
Pronunciation : House"maid`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms. Housemaid's knee (Med.), a swelling over the knee, due to an enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan; -- so called because frequently occurring in servant girls who work upon their knees.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913