Maid
noun
A woman or girl employed to do domestic chores.
The maid cleaned the house every morning.
Often appears as...
- maid service
- hotel maid
noun
A female virgin.
She was as pure as a maid.
Often appears as...
- maid pure
- fair maid
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Formal, Approving
Poetic
noun
A female attendant of a bride.
She asked her sister to be her maid of honor.
Often appears as...
- maid of honor
- chief maid
noun
A type of female servant in certain societies, especially feudal.
As a medieval maid, she tended to the lady of the castle.
Often appears as...
- maid servant
- milk maid
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A woman or girl employed to do domestic chores.
The maid cleaned the house every morning.
Often appears as...
- maid service
- hotel maid
noun
A female virgin.
She was as pure as a maid.
Often appears as...
- maid pure
- fair maid
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Poetic
noun
A female attendant of a bride.
She asked her sister to be her maid of honor.
Often appears as...
- maid of honor
- chief maid
noun
A type of female servant in certain societies, especially feudal.
As a medieval maid, she tended to the lady of the castle.
Often appears as...
- maid servant
- milk maid
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Not Gendered
Maid' can refer to any gender in some contexts, despite its traditional female association.
Jamie works as a maid at the luxury hotel.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Settings
Usually used informally when referring to someone who cleans professionally.
We need to hire a maid for our apartment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Babysitter
'Maid' does not mean babysitter; they typically clean, not watch children.
The maid will come to clean, not to babysit.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Gendered
Maid' can refer to any gender in some contexts, despite its traditional female association.
Jamie works as a maid at the luxury hotel.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Settings
Usually used informally when referring to someone who cleans professionally.
We need to hire a maid for our apartment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Babysitter
'Maid' does not mean babysitter; they typically clean, not watch children.
The maid will come to clean, not to babysit.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Gendered
Maid' can refer to any gender in some contexts, despite its traditional female association.
Jamie works as a maid at the luxury hotel.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Settings
Usually used informally when referring to someone who cleans professionally.
We need to hire a maid for our apartment.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Babysitter
'Maid' does not mean babysitter; they typically clean, not watch children.
The maid will come to clean, not to babysit.
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How we conquered the...
he heard a dairy maid say, "I shall never have smallpox, for I have had cowpox. I shall never have an ugly, pockmarked face." Cowpox is a skin disease that resembles smallpox and infects cows. Later on, as a physician, he realized that she was right, women who got cowpox didn't develop
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The 4 a.m. mystery PIPE...
Homer We have a tennis court, a swimming pool, a screening room -- You mean if I want pork chops, even in the middle of the night, your guy will fry them up? Herbert Sure, that's what he's paid for. Now do you need towels, laundry, maids?
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Sir David Attenborough...
of leisure well camouflaged solidly chewing leaves giving your offspring a good start in life can take a lot of effort so some insects have evolved highly complex strategies to induce other species to become nurse maids on their behalf
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Living in a shadow PIPE...
Barry just wanted her to be his maids it was no wonder if she felt like an imposter Margaret's clothes filled the dresser drawers her materials were stacked on every available surface Claire ate her meals on furniture
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Chip Conley: Measuring...
who know what to count. We count numbers. We count on people. What really counts is when we actually use our numbers to truly take into account our people. I learned that from a maid in a motel
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
which referred to a loaf of bread and is the direct ancestor of our modern word loaf, and daege, which meant maid and is the root of our word dairy, the place where the dairymaid works.
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The beauty of human skin...
but a lasting one that remains. I was born in a family full of colors. My father is the son of a maid from whom he inherited an intense dark chocolate tone.
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Best of Penguins PIPE Top 5...
they can take the punishment as well as dish it out the baby snatchers have had enough and the male returns to his maid he might need another shower but at
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Let's try emotional...
So when I do my job, people hate me. In fact, the better I do my job, the more people hate me. And no, I'm not a meter maid, and I'm not an undertaker.
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
of ordered it it's kind of watery in a tell you is this a maid let me get this side here where are the police where are all the police if the chief
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How we conquered the...
he heard a dairy maid say, "I shall never have smallpox, for I have had cowpox. I shall never have an ugly, pockmarked face." Cowpox is a skin disease that resembles smallpox and infects cows. Later on, as a physician, he realized that she was right, women who got cowpox didn't develop
Video examples
The 4 a.m. mystery PIPE...
Homer We have a tennis court, a swimming pool, a screening room -- You mean if I want pork chops, even in the middle of the night, your guy will fry them up? Herbert Sure, that's what he's paid for. Now do you need towels, laundry, maids?
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
of leisure well camouflaged solidly chewing leaves giving your offspring a good start in life can take a lot of effort so some insects have evolved highly complex strategies to induce other species to become nurse maids on their behalf
Video examples
Living in a shadow PIPE...
Barry just wanted her to be his maids it was no wonder if she felt like an imposter Margaret's clothes filled the dresser drawers her materials were stacked on every available surface Claire ate her meals on furniture
Video examples
Chip Conley: Measuring...
who know what to count. We count numbers. We count on people. What really counts is when we actually use our numbers to truly take into account our people. I learned that from a maid in a motel
Video examples
Mysteries of vernacular:...
which referred to a loaf of bread and is the direct ancestor of our modern word loaf, and daege, which meant maid and is the root of our word dairy, the place where the dairymaid works.
Video examples
The beauty of human skin...
but a lasting one that remains. I was born in a family full of colors. My father is the son of a maid from whom he inherited an intense dark chocolate tone.
Video examples
Best of Penguins PIPE Top 5...
they can take the punishment as well as dish it out the baby snatchers have had enough and the male returns to his maid he might need another shower but at
Video examples
Let's try emotional...
So when I do my job, people hate me. In fact, the better I do my job, the more people hate me. And no, I'm not a meter maid, and I'm not an undertaker.
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
of ordered it it's kind of watery in a tell you is this a maid let me get this side here where are the police where are all the police if the chief
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Quote examples
Frank Crowninshield
American Journalist
In my day, when you called on a girl, her mother was always hollering down to see if she was still unraped, the maid would look in, her father would shuffle his feet in another room. Today the boy calls up, says, 'Meet you at the back door of Stern's.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything.
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Judy Reyes
American Actress
My mother was a very hard-working maid, and their stories are worth telling.
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Matthew Green
British Poet
Talk of unusual swell of waist In maid of honor loosely laced.
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Lupe Ontiveros
American Actress
I've given every maid I've portrayed soul and heart.
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Charles Kingsley
English Clergyman
Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.
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Ayesha Takia
Indian Actress
I am a hands-on mother and don't rely on maids.
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Thomas Nelson Page
American Writer
Old maids do not mind giving people trouble.
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Ernest Borgnine
American Actor
To this day I clean better than most maids.
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Jo Brand
British Comedian
I'm a real Kentish maid, you know.
Quote examples
Frank Crowninshield
American Journalist
In my day, when you called on a girl, her mother was always hollering down to see if she was still unraped, the maid would look in, her father would shuffle his feet in another room. Today the boy calls up, says, 'Meet you at the back door of Stern's.
Quote examples
William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything.
Quote examples
Judy Reyes
American Actress
My mother was a very hard-working maid, and their stories are worth telling.
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Matthew Green
British Poet
Talk of unusual swell of waist In maid of honor loosely laced.
Quote examples
Lupe Ontiveros
American Actress
I've given every maid I've portrayed soul and heart.
Quote examples
Charles Kingsley
English Clergyman
Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.
Quote examples
Ayesha Takia
Indian Actress
I am a hands-on mother and don't rely on maids.
Quote examples
Thomas Nelson Page
American Writer
Old maids do not mind giving people trouble.
Quote examples
Ernest Borgnine
American Actor
To this day I clean better than most maids.
Quote examples
Jo Brand
British Comedian
I'm a real Kentish maid, you know.
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