housemaid
nounHow many syllables in housemaid?
There are 3 syllables in the word housemaid.How to pronounce housemaid:
Definition of housemaid:
- housemaid (noun):
- a household servant
- noun. a female domestic.
- a girl or woman who is a servant employed to do housework
Synonyms for housemaid:
abigail
amah
chambermaid
charwoman
domestic
domestic help
female servant
handmaid
handmaiden
house servant
housekeeper
lady's maid
maid
maidservant
menial
parlormaid
parlourmaid
servant
serving-maid
Antonyms for housemaid:
administrator
boss
captain
controller
employer
head
leader
liege
lord
manager
master
mistress
monarch
overlord
overseer
ruler
sovereign
superintendent
supervisor
taskmaster
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- adeptness
- ventilate
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- gravestone
- decompressed
- belabour
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- unconfined
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- new-fangled
- expanses
- Aramaic
- alloted
- unchecked
- truepenny
- derogate
- detested
- alighting
- wickedly
- spiracle
- misalign
- evader
- attend to
- abasement
- stablishment
- pedicel
- galvanize
- smattering
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- debasing
- riverbed
- dabbler
- terabyte
- envisaged
- altricial
- engrossing
- cowcatcher
- counterclaim
- withering
- unawares
- nonentity
- laus Deo
- immunize
- creodont
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Syllable Fun Fact
Words like 'Wednesday' and 'February' often have their middle syllables reduced or dropped in casual speech, showing syllable elision.
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