maid
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9.9
- noun
- /meɪd/
- Archaic
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- Alexander III died in 1286, leaving his toddler granddaughter, Margaret, Maid of Norway, as Queen of Scotland.
- old maid
Examples
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She'd end up being an old maid living with four dogs in a house empty of love.
Fiction book (1994) -
My maid of honor and my fiance are hating on each other.
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Now what would you do, my pretty maid?
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She's going to die a young maid.
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Like in the book, Elena asks Mia to be her maid and Mia says yes.
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When I behold a lovely British maid, depend on nobody for fashion's aid.
Academic text (2016) -
In the past, many young women hoped to marry before growing old and becoming an old maid.
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The village held a festival to honor the young maids and their unspoken contributions to the community.
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Before she married, she was known as a kind and gentle maid in her family.
Synonyms
126
8.8
A young woman who is not married
41
4.8
A girl or young woman
32
9.6
A young woman often shown as delicate and needing help in old stories
1
9.9
A young unmarried woman in old stories
Young unmarried women, especially those who have not had sex
A young unmarried woman in old stories
A young unmarried woman who appears in old stories
Compounds
- Archaic
3
8.6
A woman who works as a servant to help another woman get dressed and look tidy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maid comes from the old word maiden, which meant 'young woman' or 'virgin' in stories and songs. So a maid in old ballads is an unmarried young woman.