| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | ama de casa, ama de llaves, ama |
| hollanti | huishoudster |
| italia | casalinga, governante, guardarobiera |
| japani | 家政婦 (kaseifu), ハウスキーパー (hausukīpā) |
| kreikka | νοικοκυρά (noikokyrá / nikokirá), οικονόμος (oikonómos) |
| latina | focāria, dispensātrīx |
| latvia | saimniece |
| portugali | dona de casa, governanta |
| ranska | femme de ménage, ménagère, gouvernante, femme de charge |
| ruotsi | hushållerska |
| saksa | Hausfrau, Haushälterin, Putze, Mamsell |
| suomi | taloudenhoitaja, emäntä, siivooja, emännöitsijä, siivoustyönjohtaja, taloudenhoitajatar |
| turkki | ev hanımı, idareci |
| tšekki | hospodyně |
| venäjä | домработница (domrabotnitsa), экономка (ekonomka), домоправительница (domopravitelnitsa), хозяин (hozjain) |
| Monikko | housekeepers |
Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc.
Bridget Holmes was a necessary woman for a series of five monarchs, from Charles I to Mary II and so was one of the longest-serving royal servants.