maid
A girl or an unmarried young womanA girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
» He has a maid.
Er hat eine Putzfrau.
Er hat ein Dienstmädchen.
Он держит прислугу.
У него есть горничная.
У нього є покоївка.
Meaning
3 senses(dated, poetic)A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
An adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a low-ranking cleaner.)
Stubenmädchen
го́рничнаяgórničnaja, служа́нкаslužánka
покої́вкаpokojívka, го́рничнаhórnyčna, служни́цяslužnýcja
(archaic)A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.
Mädchen
деви́цаdevíca, де́ваdéva, де́вушкаdévuška
ді́ваdíva, діви́цяdivýcja, ді́вчинаdívčyna
Examples
208 sentencesHe has a maid.
У нього є покоївка.
ruОн держит прислугу.
deEr hat eine Putzfrau.
Tom treated Mary like a maid.
ruТом обращался с Мэри как со служанкой.
Tom wishes he had a maid.
deTom hätte gern ein Dienstmädchen.
I need to hire a maid.
ruМне нужно нанять горничную.
Mary is the maid of honor.
ruМэри - подружка невесты.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English mayde, maide, abbreviation of Middle English maiden from Old English mFrom 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”).
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Forms
plural: maidsSynonyms
16 synonyms- an unmarried girl (especially a virgin):maiden
- a female domestic:maidservanthousemaidamah
Word family
62 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- hire a maid
- maid of honor
- an old maid
- has a maid
- old maid