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Definition of maid noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

maid

noun
 
/meɪd/
 
/meɪd/
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  1. (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.
    see also barmaid, chambermaid, dairymaid, housemaid, milkmaidTopics Holidaysc1, Jobsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hotel
    • kitchen
    • laundry
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  2. (old use) a young woman who is not married see also old maid
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: abbreviation of maiden.
See maid in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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