"child of the kitchen" meaning in All languages combined

See child of the kitchen on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: children of the kitchen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|children of the kitchen}} child of the kitchen (plural children of the kitchen)
  1. (historical) An unskilled kitchen worker assigned to menial tasks. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-child_of_the_kitchen-en-noun-iuDPdbhR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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