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   maid

   /meɪd/

   noun

   • 1. a female domestic servant: "Mary eventually managed to find a job as a maid" Similar female servantmaidservanthousemaidparlourmaidserving maidlady's maidchambermaidmaid-of-all-workdomesticdrudgemenialhelpcleanercleaning ladyhousekeeperau pairamahbaidated:dailyskivvyMrs Mopcharwomancharladychartweenyarchaic:abigail
   • 2. an unmarried girl or young woman. archaic Similar girlyoung womanyoung ladymisslasslassiecolleenmademoisellesignorinaseñoritaFräuleininformal:chickgirlyfillysheilaliterary:maidendamseldemoisellenympharchaic:wench
   • ▪ a virgin.

   Word Origin Middle English: abbreviation of maiden.

   Derivatives

   • 1. maidish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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     1

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