maid
English Thesaurus
1. an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) (noun.person)
| instance hyponym | : | io, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer (noun.person) |
2. a female domestic (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | chambermaid, fille de chambre, |
| definition | : | a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | handmaid, handmaiden, |
| definition | : | a personal maid or female attendant (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | lady's maid, |
| definition | : | a maid who is a lady's personal attendant (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | parlormaid, parlourmaid, |
| definition | : | a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door (noun.person) |
3. an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | maidenlike, maidenly, |
| definition | : | befitting or characteristic of a maiden (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | maidenlike, maidenly, |
| definition | : | befitting or characteristic of a maiden (adj.all) |
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