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maid

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: maid

1
 n
a female domestic
2
 n
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: maid
1

n a female domestic

Synonyms:
amah, housemaid, maidservant
Types:
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chambermaid, fille de chambre
a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
handmaid, handmaiden
a personal maid or female attendant
lady's maid
a maid who is a lady's personal attendant
parlormaid, parlourmaid
a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door
Type of:
domestic, domestic help, house servant
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
2

n an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

Synonyms:
maiden
Examples:
Io
(Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
Types:
damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, demoiselle
a young unmarried woman
Type of:
fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman
a young woman
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