Maid-servant

  • 21maid — n. female servant a chambermaid; kitchen; lady s maid; parlormaid * * * [meɪd] kitchen lady s maid parlormaid [ female servant ] a chambermaid …

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  • 22servant — n 1. domestic, cleaning man, cleaning woman, cleaning lady, charwoman, Chiefly Brit. char; housekeeper, Fr. bonne a tout faire, Brit. Inf. slavey; factotum, steward, valet, gentleman s gentleman, butler, houseman; maid, upstairs maid, au pair… …

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  • 23servant-maid — serˈvant girl, serˈvant lass or serˈvant maid noun A female domestic servant • • • Main Entry: ↑servant …

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  • 24maid — [[t]me͟ɪd[/t]] maids N COUNT A maid is a woman who works as a servant in a hotel or private house. → See also old maid A maid brought me breakfast at half past eight …

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  • 25maid — noun 1) the maid cleared the table Syn: female servant, maidservant, housemaid, domestic, housekeeper; help, cleaner, cleaning woman/lady; dated parlormaid, lady s maid, chambermaid 2) literary a village maid and her swain Syn …

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  • 26maid — 1. noun /meɪd/ a) A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. Note maid is often used in the common or species names of flowering plants. b) A female servant or cleaner …

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  • 27maid — noun (C) 1 a female servant, especially in a large house: a kitchen maid 2 old use a woman or girl who is not married see also: old maid …

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  • 28maid — [[t]meɪd[/t]] n. 1) a female servant 2) a girl or young unmarried woman, esp. a virgin • Etymology: 1150–1200; ME; var. of maiden maid′ish, adj. maid′ish•ness, n …

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  • 29maid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. girl, lass, maiden, miss; virgin, spinster; servant, domestic. See youth, celibacy. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A female servant] Syn. maidservant, nursemaid, housemaid, domestic, cleaning woman,… …

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  • 30servant-girl — serˈvant girl, serˈvant lass or serˈvant maid noun A female domestic servant • • • Main Entry: ↑servant …

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