English Explanatory Dictionary

maid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
  2. An adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a low-ranking cleaner.)
  3. A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.
verb
  1. To serve as lady's maid to, to wait upon.
name
  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Virgo.
  2. Joan of Arc
noun
  1. Acronym of medical assistance in dying.
  2. Acronym of mobile advertising ID.
noun
  1. Alternative form of MAID (“medical assistance in dying”).

Pronunciation

/meɪd/ en-us-made.ogg /med/ /meid/

Word forms

maid maids maiding maided the Maid

Etymology

From Middle English mayde, maide, abbreviation of Middle English maiden from Old English mæġden (Old English mǣden). Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs (“girl, virgin”).

Synonyms

damsel maiden ancilla handmaiden lady-in-waiting maidservant servingmaid servingwoman womanservant chambermaid charlady charwoman cleaning lady cleaneress

Derived words

bang maid barmaid best maid between-maid bondmaid bridemaid bridesmaid bride's maid chambermaid cookmaid dairymaid diaper maid doormaid dwarfmaid elfmaid elf-maid elle-maid evil maid attack fairmaid fair-maid-of-France fancy maid French maid groomsmaid handmaid housemaid house-maid house maid kennel maid kennelmaid kitchenmaid lady's maid laundrymaid maid cafe maid café maid child maid-child maidhood maidie maid-in-waiting maidish maidkin maidless maidlike maidling maidly maidmarian maid-of-all-work maid of honor maid of honour maid of Kent maidservant maid-servant maid's hair maidy mermaid meter maid milkmaid nursemaid nurserymaid Old Maid

Translations

Arabic: جَارِيَة Arabic: فَتَاة Armenian: օրիորդ Belarusian: дзе́ва Belarusian: дзяві́ца Belarusian: дзяўчы́на Breton: merc'h Breton: plac'h Bulgarian: мома́ Bulgarian: дево́йка Bulgarian: деви́ца Catalan: donzella Chinese Mandarin: 少女 Cornish: maghteth Dutch: meisje Dutch: meid Esperanto: fraŭlino Estonian: neiu Estonian: piiga Estonian: preili Estonian: imb Finnish: neito French: demoiselle French: jeune fille Galician: rapaza Galician: rapariga Galician: garela Galician: moza Galician: trondia Galician: garda German: Mädchen Ancient Greek: παιδίσκη Hebrew: עַלְמָה Hindi: लड़की Hindi: कन्या Ido: damzelo Indonesian: gadis Indonesian: perawan Ingrian: neiti Ingrian: piika Interlingua: senioretta Irish: cailín Irish: ainnir Irish: maighdean Italian: signorina Japanese: 少女 Korean: 소녀 Latin: puella Macedonian: де́војка Macedonian: мо́ма Middle English: mayde Middle English: mayden Church Slavic: дѣвица Church Slavic: дѣва Church Slavic: ⰴⱑⰲⰹⱌⰰ Church Slavic: ⰴⱑⰲⰰ Old East Slavic: дѣва Old East Slavic: дѣвица Old East Slavic: дивица Polish: panna Polish: dziewa Polish: dziewczyna Portuguese: donzela Portuguese: moça Romanian: fecioară Romanian: fată Russian: деви́ца Russian: де́ва Russian: де́вушка Scots: deem Scottish Gaelic: ainnir Scottish Gaelic: maighdeann Scottish Gaelic: rìbhinn Scottish Gaelic: òigh Scottish Gaelic: gruagach Serbo-Croatian: дева Serbo-Croatian: дјева Serbo-Croatian: девојка Serbo-Croatian: дјевојка Serbo-Croatian: мома Serbo-Croatian: deva Serbo-Croatian: djeva Serbo-Croatian: devojka Serbo-Croatian: djevojka Serbo-Croatian: moma Spanish: doncella Spanish: señorita Swahili: wafanyikazi
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