"scullery maid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scullery maids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scullery maid (plural scullery maids)
  1. (historical, in large houses) A domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and do other menial chores. Wikipedia link: scullery maid Tags: historical Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: scullery girl, scullery-maid, scullerymaid Related terms: butler, housekeeper, footman Coordinate_terms: cook, kitchen maid, sculleryman Translations (a servant): kyökkipiika (Finnish), fille de cuisine [feminine] (French), Küchenmädchen [neuter] (German), Tellerwäscherin [feminine] (German), Scheuermagd (english: archaic or historical) [feminine] (German), Sudelmagd (english: archaic or historical) [feminine] (German), cailín cistine [masculine] (Irish), sguattera [feminine] (Italian), судомо́йка (sudomójka) [feminine] (Russian), посудомо́йка (posudomójka) [feminine] (Russian), köksa [common-gender] (Swedish)

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