kotiapulainen

== Finnish == === Etymology === koti +‎ apulainen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkotiˌɑpulɑi̯nen/, [ˈko̞t̪iˌɑ̝puˌlɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑinen Syllabification(key): ko‧ti‧a‧pu‧lai‧nen Hyphenation(key): koti‧apu‧lai‧nen === Noun === kotiapulainen A person, often a young woman or girl, who helps in various household chores such as laundry, cleaning, childcare, cooking; a housemaid, house helper. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kotiapulainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023