Definition of maid Maid

/mejˈd/ - [meyd] - maid

We found 13 definitions of maid from 7 different sources.

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What does maid mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: maids

maid - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
  maiden
  fille, missy, young lady, young woman, miss, girl a form of address for an unmarried woman
maid - a female domestic
  maidservant, housemaid, amah
  domestic, domestic help, house servant a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
  chambermaid, fille de chambre a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
  handmaid, handmaiden a personal maid or female attendant
  lady's maid a maid who is a lady's personal attendant
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • maid (n.)
    An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.
  • maid (n.)
    A man who has not had sexual intercourse.
  • maid (n.)
    A female servant.
  • maid (n.)
    The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata).

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • maid
    A young unmarried woman.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • maid
    A coast name of the skate.

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  • A maidservant or in current use maid is a female employed in domestic worker. Maids perform typical domestic chores such as cooking, ironing, washing, cleaning the house, grocery shopping, walking the family dog, and taking care of children. In many places in some poor countries, maids often take on the role of a nurse in taking care of the elderly and people with disabilities. Many maids are required by their employers to wear a uniform.

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  • maid, noun, singular of maids.

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