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, girl, maiden, missRelated Words virgin; deb, debutante, ingenue (or ingénue); bird [chiefly British], chick [slang], chicken, chit, filly, lass, lassie, sheila [Australian & New Zealand], sister; colleen, mademoiselle, senhorita, senorita (or señorita)