noun
Meaning 1
A female servant; a maid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A female servant; a maid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a female domestic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: maid, housemaid, amah
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: domestic, domestic help, house servant
Narrower terms: chambermaid, fille de chambre, handmaid, handmaiden, lady's maid, parlormaid, parlourmaid
History
From Middle English maide servant; equivalent to maid + servant.
Across languages
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.