maid


Definition: Meaning of, maid in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / meɪd /

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Singular Plural
maid maids
[countable]
  1. a female servant, especially in a large house or hotel
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  2. old use a woman or girl who is not married
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maid used in phrases

  • Maid Marian
    1. a woman who, in old English stories, has a romantic relationship with ROBIN HOOD
  • Maid of Orleans, the
  • lady's maid (noun)
    1. a maid who is a lady's personal attendant
  • maid of honor (noun)
    1. an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding
  • maid of honour (noun)
    1. the most important BRIDESMAID at a wedding
    2. an unmarried woman who works for a queen or a PRINCESS
  • meter maid (noun)
    1. a woman whose job is to make sure that cars are not parked illegally [=  traffic warden British English]
  • old maid (noun)
    1. an offensive word for a woman who has never married and is not young any more [=  spinster]
  • old maid flower (noun)
    1. any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly coloured flower heads
  • old-maid's bonnet (noun)
    1. stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers
  • parlour maid (noun)
    1. a female servant who was employed in large houses in the past to clean the rooms and serve guests
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