as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
became both nurse and housemaid to the elderly man
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In the film, Sweeney will play Millie, a struggling young woman who is relieved to get a fresh start as a housemaid to wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
In the film, Sweeney will play Millie, a struggling young woman who is relieved to get a fresh start as a housemaid to upscale, wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2024
That dynamic is richly expressed — and tested — through the hierarchy of gratitude that has persisted in the bunker all these years, with the Mother’s best friend (a heartbreaking Bronagh Gallagher) dutifully serving as chef and housemaid as a thank you for being spared from armageddon.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
In the film, Sweeney will play Millie, a struggling young woman who is relieved to get a fresh start as a housemaid to upscale, wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2024
That dynamic is richly expressed — and tested — through the hierarchy of gratitude that has persisted in the bunker all these years, with the Mother’s best friend (a heartbreaking Bronagh Gallagher) dutifully serving as chef and housemaid as a thank you for being spared from armageddon.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2024
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“Housemaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housemaid. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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