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maid

[ meyd ]

noun

  1. a female domestic employee who cleans tourist accommodations or does cleaning or other housework in a home:

    a hotel maid.

  2. 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.

  3. Archaic. a girl or young unmarried woman.
  4. Archaic. a female virgin.


maid

/ meɪd /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a young unmarried girl; maiden
    1. a female servant
    2. ( in combination )

      a housemaid

  2. a spinster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈmaidish, adjective
  • ˈmaidishness, noun
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Other Words From

  • maidish adjective
  • maidish·ness noun
  • submaid noun
  • under·maid noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maid1

First recorded in 1225–1275; Middle English maide, maid, shortened variant of maiden
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maid1

C12: shortened form of maiden
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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I thought, ‘Hooray,’ he’s going to give me a role as a maid.’

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