maid
Plural: maids
Noun
- A female servant or a young, unmarried woman.
- a female domestic
- an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
- A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
- A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.
Examples
- A simple word like MAID can still be a king in the right position on the board.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English mayde, maide, abbreviation of Middle English maiden from Old English mæġden (Old English mǣden). Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs (“girl, virgin”).
Synonyms
amah, housemaid, maiden, maidservant, ancilla, chambermaid, charlady, charwoman, cleaneress, cleaning lady, damsel, handmaiden, lady-in-waiting, servingmaid, servingwoman, womanservant
Scrabble Score: 7
maid: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmaid: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
maid: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary