maid
264
1.0
- noun
- /meɪd/
:
empleada doméstica
- The house came with a maid, my first maid.
- work as a maid
- hotel maid
- maids and nannies
Yeah, and he's searching for a maid, not a date.
- Yeah, and he's searching for a maid, not a date.
- If all else fails, you can try sleeping with a lady's maid, though this normally backfires.
- You know, they're the people, the fool, the Butler, the maid, the servant.
- I really feel bad for Las Vegas maids.
- I was actually raised by live in maids, which is why I spoke my first words in Portuguese.
- But it's basically a place where there are maids or well, women dressed up as maids.
- I feel weird having the maid come here.
Examples
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"How do you feel about calories?" asked the maid, displaying the dessert tray.
Fiction book (1990) -
I just found out when I went to tip the maid.
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I feel weird having the maid come here.
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Was your maid away on holiday again?
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Can you tell me where the maid is, please?
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I thought you were the maid.
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And she starts working as a maid for some of essentially her former peers.
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I was her live-in maid for many years.
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May Anna's mom worked at the Finlen Hotel as a maid, cleaning 29 rooms and changing sheets.
Fiction book (1990) -
The maid tidied the house and prepared dinner for the family.
Synonyms
422
1.0
A person who works in someone's home doing jobs like cooking and cleaning
110
1.1
A person who manages household chores and keeps the home clean
51
1.0
A person who cleans houses or offices as their job
27
1.0
A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay
14
5.8
A person who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
12
8.2
A woman who serves a lady and helps with household tasks
11
5.3
A hotel worker who cleans and tidies guest bedrooms
8
2.4
A woman paid to clean and do other jobs in a home
8
8.0
A woman who helps and cares for another person in a household
7
3.5
A young woman who works in a house to help with chores
6
1.3
A woman who is paid to clean houses or offices regularly
3
8.6
A woman who works as a servant to help another woman get dressed and look tidy
3
7.1
A woman who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
1
2.3
A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks
1
3.2
A woman who helps cook and clean in the kitchen of a large house
1
1.9
A person who cleans homes for money
1
5.1
A girl or young woman who works in a home doing chores
1
9.9
A woman who cleans houses or offices for pay
1
2.6
A person paid to clean and cook in a home
1
9.9
A woman who works in a family's home doing cooking and cleaning, often in South or East Asia
1
9.9
A woman who works in a home cleaning and serving guests in the front rooms
1
9.7
A woman who cleans houses or offices, often in the past
A person who cleans, cooks, or does other work in a home
A woman who cleans and looks after bedrooms in hotels
A woman who works in a home doing cleaning and cooking
Compounds
- Archaic
3
8.6
A woman who works as a servant to help another woman get dressed and look tidy
How Personal
1
9.4
1
7.0
- US
79
3.2
264
1.0
110
1.1
136
2.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maid later became a short form of maidservant, a word that meant 'female servant' who worked in a house. So today a maid often means a woman who cleans, cooks, or looks after a home.