domestic worker
person who works within the scope of a residence
wet nurse
woman employed to breastfeed and care for another's child
maid
female employee household work in the employer's home
domestic worker cook
food-preparing domestic worker
house servant
worker within an employer's household
valet
personal attendant
chamberer
occupation; female attendant or waiting-woman at a court, royal or feudal, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman; of lower rank in the household than a lady-in-waiting
butler
domestic worker in charge of all the household staff
mui tsai
young Chinese domestic worker girls/women
majordomo
domestic worker in charge of all the household staff
charwoman
domestic worker who usually cleans places
House Negro
derogatory term Afro-American who worked as a servant in post-slavery America
care worker
person employed to look after people or animals
nanny
person employed to take care of employer's children in the employer's home
indentured servant
ostensibly temporary slave via contract
useful man
male domestic worker
lady's maid
female personal attendant who waits on the lady of the house
lady-in-waiting
female personal assistant at a court, royal or feudal, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman
valet de chambre
position in a royal or noble household
between maid
Female domestic worker
babysitter
person who cares for one or more children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians
lackey
uniformed manservant
governess
woman employed to teach and train children in a private household
milkmaid
girl or woman employed to milk dairy cows
footman
male servant
houseboy
Male domestic worker or personal assistant
faithful servant
older term for domestic worker staying a long time for the same employer's family
Yeoman
social rank in late medieval England
foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong
domestic helpers in Hong Kong from other countries
groom
stable worker who provides practical daily horse care to ensure the horses health, welfare and safety
housekeeper
domestic worker responsible for running the household, in charge of housemaids
Amah
servant girl
boot boy
English household servant that would clean, polish, and care for the shoes owned by members of a household
cabana boy
type of male attendant
hall boy
lowest ranked male domestic worker in a big household
page
young male servant
French maid outfit
fancy dress costume or stock character defined by said outfit
servant
type of domestic worker