housemaid

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: house=maid

CIDE DICTIONARY

housemaid, n. 

 A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms.  [1913 Webster]

Housemaid's knee (Med.), a swelling over the knee, due to an enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan; -- so called because frequently occurring in servant girls who work upon their knees.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

housemaid, n. a female servant in a house, esp. in charge of reception rooms and bedrooms.

Idiom

housemaid's knee inflammation of the kneecap, often due to excessive kneeling.