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MAID: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MAID?

Need another word that means the same as “maid”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “maid” in this overview.

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Maid as a Noun
Definitions of "Maid" as a noun
Synonyms of "Maid" as a noun (19 Words)
Usage Examples of "Maid" as a noun
Associations of "Maid" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Maid” are: amah, housemaid, maidservant, maiden, female servant, parlourmaid, serving maid, lady's maid, chambermaid, domestic, drudge, menial, girl, young woman, young lady, miss, unmarried girl, vestal virgin, celibate

Maid as a Noun

Definitions of "Maid" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “maid” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A female domestic.
A female domestic servant.
An unmarried girl (especially a virgin.
A virgin.
An unmarried girl or young woman.

Synonyms of "Maid" as a noun (19 Words)

amah	A female domestic.
celibate	An unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity. He s attracted and attractive to women and yet he lives as a celibate.
chambermaid	A maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels.
domestic	A product not made abroad. They are often called to sort out a domestic.
drudge	A laborer who is obliged to do menial work. I felt like a household drudge.
female servant	An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa.
girl	A person s girlfriend. His girlfriend kicked him out.
housemaid	A female domestic employee, especially one who cleans reception rooms and bedrooms.
lady's maid	An unmarried girl (especially a virgin.
maiden	(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored. Two knights fought to win the hand of a fair maiden.
maidservant	A female domestic servant.
menial	A person with a menial job.
miss	A young female. It is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a miss.
parlourmaid	A maid employed to wait at table.
serving maid	An individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal.
unmarried girl	A girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved.
vestal virgin	A person who is born while the sun is in Virgo.
young lady	United States film and television actress (1913-2000.
young woman	United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959.

Usage Examples of "Maid" as a noun

Mary eventually managed to find a job as a maid.

Associations of "Maid" (30 Words)

acolyte	An assistant or follower. She runs the department through a small group of acolytes.
allegiant	Steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government. It is impossible to be allegiant* to two opposing forces.*
butler	English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902.
chore	A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee. He sees interviews as a chore.
clean	Remove while making clean. A clean* break.*
cleaner	A device for cleaning such as a vacuum cleaner. My suit s at the cleaners.
cleaning	The action of making something clean, especially the inside of a house. The housekeeper will help with the cleaning.
dutiful	Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect. A dutiful* citizen.*
enslave	Make a slave of; bring into servitude. They were enslaved by their need to take drugs.
errand	The purpose or object of an errand. She knew that if she stated her errand* she would not be able to see him.*
factotum	An employee who does all kinds of work. He was employed as the general factotum.
flatter	Give an unrealistically favourable impression of. I was very flattered to be given the commission.
footman	A liveried servant whose duties include admitting visitors and waiting at table.
housekeeper	A servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household.
housekeeping	The regulation of metabolic functions that are common to all cells. Writing barely pays my part of the housekeeping.
janitor	Someone employed to clean and maintain a building.
lackey	A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage. Lackeys were waiting to help them from the carriage.
laundress	A working woman who takes in washing.
minion	A servile or fawning dependant. He gets oppressed minions like me to fob them off.
mother	A term of address for a mother superior. A mother* of three.*
retainer	A reduced rent paid to retain accommodation during a period of non-occupancy. Faithful family retainers.
scullion	A servant assigned the most menial kitchen tasks.
secretary	The principal assistant of a UK government minister or ambassador. She was secretary* to David Wilby MP.*
servant	A person employed in the service of a government. He was a great servant* of the Labour Party.*
steward	An attendant on an airplane. The event was organized and stewarded properly.
sweeping	Dirt or refuse collected by sweeping. Sweeping generalizations.
sycophant	A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.
toady	A person who behaves obsequiously to someone important. She imagined him toadying to his rich clients.
vacuum	A vacuum cleaner. The political vacuum* left by the death of the Emperor.*
wash	The erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water as from a roadway. The plan s impact on jobs would be a wash* creating as many as it costs.*