A servant and a cock must be kept but one year. (Portuguese) A true servant speaks no ill of his former master. (Chinese) Do not employ handsome servants. (Chinese) Do not stuff your servant with bread, and he won’t ask for cheese. (Spanish)...

1 Unpaid work within households often undertaken by women. 2 Hired servants engaged in cleaning, cooking and other household...

A domestic worker, domestic, or servant is one who works, and often also lives, within the employer's household. They are distinguishable from serfs or slaves in that they are compensated, that is, they must receive payment (and, following labour...