maid
noun/meɪd/
/meɪd/
- (often in compounds) a female servant in a house or hotel
- There is a maid to do the housework.
- The maid was changing the sheets when we got back to our room.
- She was a lady’s maid to Lady Fleetham.
- She joined the cast of the TV period drama as Daisy, the kitchen maid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hotel
- kitchen
- laundry
- …
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- (old use) a young woman who is not married see also old maid
Word OriginMiddle English: abbreviation of maiden.
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