Dictionary Maid: an Old-fashioned Word Meaning a Girl or Woman Who Is Unmarried

maid

female person retainer: The maid cleaned our room.; a girl or young single adult female: a fair maid

Not to be confused with:

fabricated – past tense of make; prepared: fabricated dinner; contrived: fabricated a false statement

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maid

(mād)

n.

1. Primitive

a. An single girl or woman.

b. A woman or girl who is a virgin.

2.

a. A housemaid or chambermaid.

b. A woman servant.

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maid

(meɪd)

northward

1. primitive or literary a young single daughter; maiden

ii. (Professions)

a. a female person retainer

b. (in combination): a housemaid.

three. a spinster

[C12: shortened form of maiden]

ˈmaidish adj

ˈmaidishness due north

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maid

(meɪd)

northward.

1. a female servant.

2. a girl or immature unmarried woman, esp. a virgin.

[1150–1200; Centre English; variant of maiden

maid′ish, adj.

maid′ish•ness, n.

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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:

Noun	1.	maid - a female domestic chambermaid, fille de chambre - a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (at present primarily in hotels) lady'southward maid - a maid who is a lady's personal attendant parlormaid, parlourmaid - a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door
	two.	maid - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

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maid

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Translations

služka pokojská služebná

stuepige tjenestepige

servistino

hotellin kerroshoitaja neito palvelijatar piika

sobarica

cselédlány szobalány

senioretta

òjónustustúlka

お手伝い 客室係のメイド

객실 담당 여직원 하녀

kalpone, istabene

služkinja

sluškinja

hembiträde städerska

สาวใช้ สาวใช้ทำความสะอาดห้องนอน

người hầu gái nữ phục vụ phòng

maid

[meɪd]

A. N

2. (o.f., poet) (= immature girl) → doncella f
encounter too sometime C

B. CPD maid of honor Northward (United states of america) → dama f de laurels

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maid

[ˈmeɪd] n

(= servant) (in house) → bonne f

one-time maid

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maid

n

(old, = maiden) → Jungfer f (obs), → Maid f (old, poet); (= young daughter) → Mägdelein nt (poet); the Maid of Orleans → dice Jungfrau von Orleans

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maid

:

maid of all work

n (= person) → Mädchen nt → für alles; (= car) → Allzweckgerät nt

maid of accolade, (U.s.) maid of accolade

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maid

(meid) noun

a female person servant. The maid answered the door. bediende خادِمَه прислужница criada služka das Dienstmädchen stuepige υπηρέτρια criada, sirvienta, muchacha, chacha teenijatüdruk پیشخدمت زن palvelijatar domestique עוֹזֶרֶת-בַּיִת नौकरानी, ‍िववाहिता služavka (cseléd)lány pelayan wanita þjónustustúlka domestica お手伝い 식모, 하녀 tarnaitė kalpone, istabene pembantu rumah dienstmeisje tjenestejente, hushjelp pokojówka ښځينه خدمت كونكى criada fată în casă прислуга slúžka služkinja služavka hembiträde, tjänsteflicka สาวใช้ hizmetçi 侍女, 女僕 служниця; хатня робітниця نوکرانی người hầu gái 侍女，女仆

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maid

→ خَادِمَةٌ, خَادِمَةٌ في فُنْدُق pokojská, služebná stuepige, tjenestepige Dienstmädchen, Zimmermädchen καμαριέρα, υπηρέτρια camarera, criada hotellin kerroshoitaja, palvelijatar bonne, femme de chambre sobarica cameriera, cameriera d'albergo お手伝い, 客室係のメイド 객실 담당 여직원, 하녀 dienstmeisje, kamermeisje stuepike, tjenestepike pokojówka, służąca arrumadeira, empregada de quartos, empregada doméstica горничная hembiträde, städerska สาวใช้, สาวใช้ทำความสะอาดห้องนอน hizmetçi kadın, oda görevlisi người hầu gái, nữ phục vụ phòng 女仆, 女服务员

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• When does the maid come? (U.s.)
  When does the cleaner come up? (UK) → مَتَى تَنْظيفُ الغُرْفَةِ؟ → Kdy přichází pokojská? → Hvad tid kommer rengøringspersonalet? → Wann kommt die Reinigungskraft? → Πότε έρχεται η καμαριέρα; → ¿Cuándo viene el servicio de limpieza? → Milloin siivooja tulee? → À quelle heure vient la femme de ménage ? → Kada dolazi sobarica? → Quando arriva l'addetta alle pulizie? → 清掃人はいつ来ますか？ → 청소부는 언제 오나요? → Wanneer wordt de kamer schoongemaakt? → Når blir det rengjort? → Kiedy przychodzi sprzątaczka? → Quando a arrumadeira vem? → Когда производится уборка номера? → När kommer städpersonalen? → คนทำความสะอาดจะมาเมื่อไร? → Temizlikçi kaçta geliyor? → Khi nào thì người quét dọn đến? → 清洁工几点来？

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