maid

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Middle English mayde, maide, abbreviation of maiden.

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maid (plural maids)

  1. (dated or poetic) 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. (archaic) A virgin of either gender.
    • 14th century Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
      Crist was a mayde and shapen as a man.
    • 1601 Wm. Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
      You are betrothed both to a maid and man.

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Adverb [edit]

maid

  1. also, too

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maid

  1. milk