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maid
[ meyd ]
noun
- a female domestic employee who cleans tourist accommodations or does cleaning or other housework in a home:
a hotel maid.
- a female domestic servant with any of various duties, especially in a large house (often used in combination):
a kitchen maid who assisted the cook; a handmaid; a lady’s maid; a nursery maid.
- Archaic. a girl or young unmarried woman.
- Archaic. a female virgin.
maid
/ meɪd /
noun
- archaic.a young unmarried girl; maiden
- a female servant
- ( in combination )
a housemaid
- a spinster
Derived Forms
- ˈmaidish, adjective
- ˈmaidishness, noun
Other Words From
- maidish adjective
- maidish·ness noun
- submaid noun
- under·maid noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of maid1
Example Sentences
She said she was convinced by the daughter of one of her godparents to travel to Indonesia to start a new job as a maid.
It told the story of Emma Harte, the kitchen maid of a wealthy Yorkshire family, who, through grit and fierce ambition, became the boss of a huge retail empire.
A Woman of Substance was the rags-to-riches tale of Emma Harte, a young woman who goes from a being a maid to building and running a major department store.
The BBC has also heard accounts from other women who say they were recruited as nannies, chefs and maids who say they were abused at his private residences.
I thought, ‘Hooray,’ he’s going to give me a role as a maid.’
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