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While the '''French Maid''' costume has some basis in the black and white uniforms once worn by actual maids in the 19th century, the original costumes were almost never as [[Fan Service|fan servicy]] as those found in modern times. The attitude is also part of the package, inasmuch as she is essentially the ''[[wikipedia:Soubrette|soubrette]]'' of the old French comedy: she will be extremely flirty, often with a feather duster. [[Tsundere|She also acts snippy, pert and cheeky to everyone who isn't her employer (and sometimes him)]] and superior to any of the other servants except the butler and maybe the cook. The French Maid will speak with an over-exaggerated French accent and use [[Gratuitous French]].

 

For the costume rather than the character, see [[French Maid Outfit]].

 

== Film ==

** Given that you could use her... assets as a place to set your drink down, provided you didn't mind a little spillage from the bounce and jiggle, the fact that her French maid uniform is considered "modest" should tell you something about this trope.

* The maid from ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', who was transformed into a feather duster. Even moreso in the stage show, where her role is greatly expanded. She was named Babette in the stage adaptation, and named Fifi in the midquel ''Belle's Magical World''.

* The French TV show ''Palace'' averts this. Since it is set in a five-star hotel, there are of course a whole bunch of French maids around, but every time ([[Once Per Episode]]) [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|characters comment that the shows need]] a [[Ms. Fanservice]] or the viewers will stop watching, the girl they bring in is not wearing a maid outfit. Actually, she only wears a thong most of the time.

* An episode of ''[[CSI New York]]'' involved an expensive New York maid service that supplied maids who met the requirements of this trope.

 

== Music ==

 

 

== Video Games ==

* In ''[[Laura Bow]]: The Colonel's Bequest'', there is a stereotypical French maid named Fifi who exemplifies all of these traits.

** {{spoiler|She and her sister-the cook/Countess Rodrigez-are the murderers, and are the daughters of a famous French jewel thief.}}