MAID

Maid

A maid, or housemaid or maidservant, is a female person employed in domestic service. Although now usually found only in the most wealthy of households, in the Victorian era domestic service was the second largest category of employment in England and Wales, after agricultural work.

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maid

Noun

  1. A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
    Note - maid is often used in the common or species names of flowering plants.
  2. A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
  3. A virgin of either gender.


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