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maid
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18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. maid
  2. maid-in-waiting
  3. Maid Marian
  4. maid of all work
  5. maid of honor
  6. maid's-hair
  7. clothes maid
  8. fair maid
  9. lady's maid
  10. lady's-maid
  11. meter maid
  12. old maid
  13. old-maid's-bonnet
  14. old-maid's-nightcap
  15. old-maid's-pink
  16. sea-maid
  17. shield-maid
  18. waiting maid

maid

noun \ˈmād\

Definition of MAID

1
: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
2
a : maidservant
b : a woman or girl employed to do domestic work
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Examples of MAID

  1. She hired a maid to do the cleaning.
  2. <hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born>

Origin of MAID

Middle English maide, short for maiden
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to MAID

Synonyms
biddy, char [British], charwoman, handmaiden (also handmaid), house girl, housekeeper, housemaid, maidservant, skivvy [British], wench

Rhymes with MAID

Ade, aid, aide, blade, braid, cade, clade, fade, glade, grade, jade, lade, made, paid, raid, rayed, shade, spade, stade, staid, suede, trade, wade

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