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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDomestic Servant
/dəˈmɛs.tɪk ˈsɜː.vənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person employed in a person's home to perform domestic tasks.
"The domestic servant prepared meals and maintained the household." - 2
A historical term often referring to a household worker, particularly in aristocratic or wealthy families.
"In the past, a domestic servant was a common sight in large estates."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'domestic' originates from the Latin 'domesticus', meaning 'of the house', while 'servant' comes from the Latin 'serviens', meaning 'to serve'. The combination reflects historical roles within households, particularly in the context of service and labor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Domestic Servant" is said worldwide
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domestique
Transliteration: do-mes-teek
"Le domestique a préparé le dîner."
Hausangestellte
Transliteration: haus-an-ge-shtel-te
"Die Hausangestellte hat das Haus gereinigt."
domestico
Transliteration: do-mes-ti-co
"Il domestico ha preparato la cena."
sirviente
Transliteration: sir-vien-te
"El sirviente limpió la casa."
empregado doméstico
Transliteration: em-pre-ga-do do-mes-ti-co
"O empregado doméstico preparou o jantar."
घरेलू नौकर
Transliteration: gharelu naukar
"घरेलू नौकर ने खाना बनाया।"
家佣
Transliteration: jiā yōng
"家佣准备了晚餐。"
가사 도우미
Transliteration: gasa doumi
"가사 도우미가 저녁을 준비했습니다."
家政婦
Transliteration: kaseifu
"家政婦が夕食を準備しました。"
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