maid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /med/ (Scotland)
- /meid/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
- /meɪd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English mayde, maide, abbreviation of Middle English maiden from Old English mæġden (Old English mǣden). Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs (“girl, virgin”).
Meanings
- (dated, poetic) A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
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An adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a low-ranking cleaner.)
She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid,[…]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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(archaic) A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.
You are betrothed both to a maid and man.
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
maidhood · French maid · wardsmaid · waiting maid · elf-maid · washmaid · maid child · maid-in-waiting · best maid · seamaid · mermaid · nursemaid · maid of honor · pantrymaid · elfmaid · bridemaid · house-maid · kitchenmaid · maidling · Old Maid · old maid · fairmaid · maidlike · servingmaid · bridesmaid · fancy maid · tablemaid · groomsmaid · maidly · undermaid · maid cafe · maid café · maid-of-all-work · between-maid · chambermaid · dwarfmaid · doormaid · parlourmaid · maid-servant · maidy · shopmaid · milkmaid · submaid · fair-maid-of-France · shield-maid · elle-maid · maid of honour · maidie · parlor maid · shieldmaid · old-maidism · old-maidish · maidmarian · scullery maid · maid of Kent · maidkin · handmaid · housemaid · barmaid · maidless · scullery-maid · bondmaid · maid-child · kennelmaid · maid's hair · laundrymaid · meter maid · evil maid attack · house maid · diaper maid · cookmaid · bang maid · nurserymaid · schoolmaid · lady's maid · dairymaid · parlormaid · maidish · maidservant · bride's maid · kennel maid
Descendants
メード · maid · maid · maid · meid · メイド · maid · mayd · maid
Synonyms
charlady (female cleaner) · handmaiden (female servant) · maidservant (female servant) · chambermaid (female cleaner) · servingwoman (female servant) · servingmaid (female servant) · lady-in-waiting (female servant) · maiden (female servant) · charwoman (female cleaner) · ancilla (female servant) · damsel · maiden · cleaning lady (female cleaner) · cleaneress (female cleaner) · womanservant (female servant)
Translations (232)
es sirvienta (female servant or cleaner) · ja 少女 (young female) · yue 賓妹 /宾妹 (female servant or cleaner) · bg деви́ца (young female) · ko 하녀 (female servant or cleaner) · sv städerska (female servant or cleaner) · th สาว (young female) · cmn 少女 (young female) · ru деви́ца (young female) · mk де́војка (young female) · gd gruagach (young female) · hy աղախին (female servant or cleaner) · sk chyžná (female servant or cleaner) · et neiu (young female) · bg дево́йка (young female) · id perawan (young female) · cy geneth (young female) · de Mädchen (young female) · et kammerneitsi (female servant or cleaner) · bg дома́шна прислу́жница (female servant or cleaner) · mr कामवाली बाई (female servant or cleaner) · es gata (female servant or cleaner) · cy merch (young female) · gl garda (young female) · tpi haus meri (female servant or cleaner) · sh слушкиња (female servant or cleaner) · id babu (female servant or cleaner) · enm mayden (young female) · pl służka (female servant or cleaner) · enm mayde (young female) · et teenijanna (female servant or cleaner) · sh девојка (young female) · sk slúžka (female servant or cleaner) · et piiga (young female) · he חַדְרָנִית (female servant or cleaner) · es mucama (female servant or cleaner) · ro fată (young female) · pl panna (young female) · pl dziewa (young female) · fr servante (female servant or cleaner) · sh djeva (young female) · ga cailín (female servant or cleaner) · cs služka (female servant or cleaner) · ga ainnir (young female) · cmn 傭婦 /佣妇 (female servant or cleaner) · cim diinaren (female servant or cleaner) · et koristajanna (female servant or cleaner) · sh služavka (female servant or cleaner) · izh piika (young female) · sh sluškinja (female servant or cleaner) · pt moça (young female) · ca donzella (young female) · ru го́рничная (female servant or cleaner) · pl służąca (female servant or cleaner) · cu ⰴⱑⰲⰹⱌⰰ (young female) · yi מיידל (young female) · enm mayde (female servant or cleaner) · sh devojka (young female) · de Stubenmädchen (female servant or cleaner) · gl moza (young female) · sh дева (young female) · mi hāwini (female servant or cleaner) · izh neiti (young female) · es nacha (female servant or cleaner) · es cholera (female servant or cleaner) · kw maghteth (female servant or cleaner) · izh piika (female servant or cleaner) · gd maighdeann (young female) · cu ⰴⱑⰲⰰ (young female) · vi đầy tớ gái (female servant or cleaner) · enm mayden (female servant or cleaner) · fi palvelustyttö (female servant or cleaner) · io damzelo (young female) · cu дѣвица (young female) · gl rapariga (young female) · es doncella (young female) · fr demoiselle (young female) · sv husjungfru (female servant or cleaner) · mk мо́ма (young female) · sco deem (female servant or cleaner) · te కన్య (young female) · ar فَتَاة (young female) · fi neito (young female) · ro fecioară (young female) · ja メイド (female servant or cleaner) · es muca (female servant or cleaner) · sl služkinja (female servant or cleaner) · sl služabnica (female servant or cleaner) · pl pokojówka (female servant or cleaner) · txb mañiya (female servant or cleaner) · sh deva (young female) · ga cailín (young female) · be пакаёўка (female servant or cleaner) · ro fată în casă (female servant or cleaner) · es doméstica (female servant or cleaner) · cmn 下女 (female servant or cleaner) · te పనిపిల్ల (female servant or cleaner) · br plac'h (young female) · it cameriera (female servant or cleaner) · nl kamermeisje (female servant or cleaner) · el καμαριέρα (female servant or cleaner) · et preili (young female) · ja 女中 (female servant or cleaner) · da stuepige (female servant or cleaner) · fr bonne (female servant or cleaner) · fr jeune fille (young female) · be прыслу́жніца (female servant or cleaner) · la ancilla (female servant or cleaner) · ru служа́нка (female servant or cleaner) · es asesora del hogar (female servant or cleaner) · id gadis (young female) · fi piika (female servant or cleaner) · ca criada (female servant or cleaner) · fi palvelijatar (female servant or cleaner) · be служа́нка (female servant or cleaner) · th สาวใช้ (female servant or cleaner) · ia senioretta (young female) · bg прислу́жница (female servant or cleaner) · br merc'h (young female) · mk собарка (female servant or cleaner) · ca minyona (female servant or cleaner) · yi דינסטמויד (female servant or cleaner) · es fregona (female servant or cleaner) · uk покої́вка (female servant or cleaner) · es asistenta (female servant or cleaner) · es criada (female servant or cleaner) · sh собарица (female servant or cleaner) · es señorita (young female) · hy օրիորդ (young female) · uk ді́вка (young female) · gl rapaza (young female) · gd òigh (young female) · ang wiln (female servant or cleaner) · pam ipus (female servant or cleaner) · sw wafanyikazi (young female) · grc παιδίσκη (female servant or cleaner) · es señora de servicio (female servant or cleaner) · pt servente (female servant or cleaner) · nl meisje (young female) · sh djevojka (young female) · gd ainnir (young female) · grc παιδίσκη (young female) · be дзяўчы́на (young female) · cmn 女傭 /女佣 (female servant or cleaner) · uk діви́ця (young female) · ru де́вушка (young female) · et toatüdruk (female servant or cleaner) · uk дівчи́на (young female) · it signorina (young female) · be дзе́ва (young female) · es nana (female servant or cleaner) · ota بكر (young female) · cu дѣва (young female) · uk служни́ця (female servant or cleaner) · sh moma (young female) · pt empregada (female servant or cleaner) · id bedinde (female servant or cleaner) · ar خَدامَة (female servant or cleaner) · eo ĉambristino (female servant or cleaner) · sh дјевојка (young female) · es cachifa (female servant or cleaner) · orv дѣвица (young female) · eo servistino (female servant or cleaner) · kw maghteth (young female) · fr domestique (female servant or cleaner) · cmn 侍女 (female servant or cleaner) · gl doncela (female servant or cleaner) · sv jungfru (young female) · he עַלְמָה (young female) · yi מויד (young female) · yi מויד (female servant or cleaner) · es empleada doméstica (female servant or cleaner) · pl dziewczyna (young female) · be дзяві́ца (young female) · sco deem (young female) · ur نوکرانی (female servant or cleaner) · et imb (young female) · sh мома (young female) · orv дѣва (young female) · hu szobalány (female servant or cleaner) · id pembantu (female servant or cleaner) · es chopa (female servant or cleaner) · ro servitoare (female servant or cleaner) · es chacha (female servant or cleaner) · ru де́ва (young female) · cy morwyn (young female) · gd rìbhinn (young female) · es muchacha de servicio (female servant or cleaner) · gl trondia (young female) · sh дјева (young female) · izh gornicnoi (female servant or cleaner) · mr बाई (female servant or cleaner) · got 𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌹 (female servant or cleaner) · bn চাকরানী (female servant or cleaner) · kea enpregada (female servant or cleaner) · ur لڑکی (young female) · no stuepike (female servant or cleaner) · la puella (young female) · bn দাসী (female servant or cleaner) · ga maighdean (young female) · cy rhiain (young female) · gl garela (young female) · ia serviente (female servant or cleaner) · sh sobarica (female servant or cleaner) · pt donzela (young female) · sh служавка (female servant or cleaner) · uk ді́вчина (young female) · sv mö (young female) · se biiga (female servant or cleaner) · hi नौकरानी (female servant or cleaner) · fr bonne à tout faire (female servant or cleaner) · cmn 女僕 /女仆 (female servant or cleaner) · pt doméstica (female servant or cleaner) · cs pokojská (female servant or cleaner) · hi कन्या (young female) · hi दासी (female servant or cleaner) · gd ban-òglach (female servant or cleaner) · et teenijatar (female servant or cleaner) · sl sobarica (female servant or cleaner) · eo fraŭlino (young female) · nl meid (young female) · vi hầu gái (female servant or cleaner) · uk го́рнична (female servant or cleaner) · uk ді́ва (young female) · sw mfanyikazi (female servant or cleaner) · ar خَادِمَة (female servant or cleaner) · ar جَارِيَة (young female) · bg мома́ (young female) · orv дивица (young female) · hi सेविका (female servant or cleaner) · ko 소녀 (young female) · hi लड़की (young female)