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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

/ ³¾±ðɪ»å /

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

  • ˈ³¾²¹¾±»å¾±²õ³ó, adjective
  • ˈ³¾²¹¾±»å¾±²õ³óness, noun
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  • ³¾²¹¾±»åi²õ³ó adjective
  • ³¾²¹¾±»åi²õ³ó·ness noun
  • ²õ³Ü²úm²¹¾±»å noun
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·³¾²¹¾±»å noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maid1

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

Origin of maid1

C12: shortened form of maiden
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Example Sentences

Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe "took advantage of her status" over her victim by preventing her from holding down steady employment while forcing her to work as her maid and provide childcare for free.

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It depicts an elegant couple dancing on a storm-swept beach accompanied by their butler and maid.

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A couple in north-east Pakistan has been detained on suspicion of murdering a 13-year-old girl who worked for them as a maid, for allegedly stealing chocolates.

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It is alleged she prevented the young Ugandan woman from holding down steady employment and forced her to work as her maid and to provide childcare for free.

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The lawsuit claims that on one occasion, a maid went to the plaintiff’s room and told her she had been “warned by the front desk not to service that room.â€

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