maid

[Maid]

A maid is a household worker who cleans and performs various other tasks. Today, only very wealthy people have maids it's much more common to hire an occasional housekeeper or cleaner instead.

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An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.

Noun
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

Noun
a female domestic


n.
An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.

n.
A man who has not had sexual intercourse.

n.
A female servant.

n.
The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata).


Maid

Maid , n. [Shortened from maiden. . See Maiden.] 1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.
Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son.
Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me.
2. A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.]
Christ was a maid and shapen as a man.
3. A female servant.
Spinning amongst her maids.
&hand; Maid is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying female, as in maid child, maidservant. 4. (Zo'94l.) The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata). [Prov. Eng.] Fair maid. (Zo'94l.) See under Fair, a. -- Maid of honor, a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; -- usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or honorary duties. -- Old maid. See under Old.

An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.

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Usage Examples

My parents were working class folks. My dad was a bartender for most of his life, my mom was a maid and a cashier and a stock clerk at WalMart. We were not people of financial means in terms of significant financial means. I always told them, 'I didn't always have what I wanted. I always had what I needed.' My parents always provided that.

My dad was a bartender. My mom was a cashier, a maid and a stock clerk at K-Mart. They never made it big. They were never rich. And yet they were successful. Because just a few decades removed from hopelessness, they made possible for us all the things that had been impossible for them.

Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle.

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Other Usage Examples

Women who marry early are often overly enamored of the kind of man who looks great in wedding pictures and passes the maid of honor his telephone number.

After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise.

The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.

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