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parlourmaid vs maidservant

maidservant vs parlourmaid

parlourmaid and maidservant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
parlourmaid Yes No No No
maidservant Yes No No No
As nouns, maidservant is a hypernym of parlourmaid; that is, maidservant is a word with a broader meaning than parlourmaid:
  • parlourmaid: a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door
  • maidservant: a female domestic
Other hypernyms of parlourmaid include amah, housemaid, maid.
parlourmaid (noun) maidservant (noun)
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
Difference between parlourmaid and maidservant

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