maid

maid

noun

Definition of MAID

1

a female domestic servant <hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born>

Synonyms biddy, char [British], charwoman, handmaiden (also handmaid), house girl, housekeeper, housemaid, maidservant, skivvy [British], wench

Related Words attendant, chambermaid; abigail, lady-in-waiting, maid-in-waiting; au pair, nursemaid; domestic, menial; amah, ayah

2

a young unmarried woman <a dance where the fair maids and handsome bucks of the village hoped to meet one another>

Synonyms damsel, demoiselle, maid, maiden, miss

Related Words virgin; deb, debutante, ingenue (or ing{eacute}nue); bird [chiefly British], chick [slang], chicken, chit, filly, lass, lassie, sheila [Australian & New Zealand], sister; colleen, mademoiselle, senhorita, senorita (or se{ntilde}orita)