amah vs housemaid

amah and housemaid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amah	Yes	No	No	No
housemaid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, amah and housemaid are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of amah include maid, maidservant.

amah (noun)	housemaid (noun)
a female domestic	a female domestic
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else