A kitchen maid or kitchen girl is a young housemaid, or other junior female domestic worker.
Dutch painting of a young kitchen maid. 19th century or early 20th century.
Plucking the Turkey by Henry Walton, 1776
Cook (domestic worker)
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A cook or private chef is a household staff member responsible for food preparation.
Kitchen maid (domestic worker)
…maid or kitchen girl is a young housemaid, or other junior female domestic worker. In the hierarchy of a great house, the kitchen maid ranked below a cook and above a scullery maid. An experienced kitchen maid is an assistant cook; the position may be compared to that of a chef de partie in a professional…
1855 Illustration of a "Disgruntled Cook"