maid vs parlourmaid

maid and parlourmaid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maid	Yes	No	No	No
parlourmaid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, parlourmaid is a hyponym of maid; that is, parlourmaid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maid:

maid: a female domestic
parlourmaid: a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door

Other hyponyms of maid include chambermaid, fille de chambre, handmaid, handmaiden, lady's maid, parlormaid.

maid (noun)	parlourmaid (noun)
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)	a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door
a female domestic