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The definition of a maid is a female who is hired to do domestic tasks like cleaning house and cooking, or a young unmarried female.
(noun)- A live-in housekeeper who cooks and cleans for you is an example of a maid.
- A young unmarried girl is an example of a maid.
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See maid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- Now Chiefly Literary a girl or young unmarried woman
- Obsolete a virgin
- Now Rare old maid
- a girl or woman servant: often in compounds: barmaid, housemaid
Origin: ME maide, contr. < maiden
See maid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. An unmarried girl or woman.b. A virgin.
- A woman servant.
- A housemaid or chambermaid.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English maide
Origin: , from Old English mǽgden; see maghu- in Indo-European roots
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