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)See maid in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME maide, contr. < maiden
See maid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English maide
Origin: , from Old English mǽgden; see maghu- in Indo-European roots
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