maid

nounservant

Word Origin & History

late 12c., "a virgin, a young unmarried woman," shortening of maiden (n.). Like that word, used in Middle English of unmarried men as well as women (cf. maiden-man, c.1200, used of both sexes, reflecting also the generic use of man). Domestic help sense is from c.1300. In reference to Joan of Arc, attested from 1540s (cf. French la Pucelle). Maid Marian, one of Robin Hood's companions, first recorded 1520s, perhaps from French, where Robin et Marian have been stock names for country lovers since 13c. Maid of Honor (1580s) originally was "unmarried lady of noble birth who attends a queen or princess;" meaning "principal bridesmaid" is attested from 1895. Maydelond (translating Latin terra feminarum) was "the land of the Amazons."

Example Sentences for maid

The face of the maid that served him had been no heaven for the souls of dead flowers.

Why he neglected to include the way of a maid with a man is not at once apparent.

Miss Briggs, the maid, sir—but she's just ready to go out, sir.

While he was thus raging a knock came to the door, and a maid entered.

Only the maid answered the ringing of the telephone, and his notes were seemingly unheeded.

He made hasty excuses and went out on the heels of the maid.

One was that Christine asked her to be maid of honor at her wedding.

Lady Sarah gave her maid some commission, which took her out of the room.

"It's only the young gentleman, ma'am," said the maid, as she went towards the door.

Lady Glistonbury's maid showed him into her lady's dressing-room and retired.

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