English > maid: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | A female domestic. |
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| Synonyms | maidservant, housemaid, amah |
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| Narrower | chambermaid, fille de chambre | A maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels) |
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| handmaid, handmaiden | A personal maid or female attendant |
| lady's maid | A maid who is a lady's personal attendant |
| parlormaid, parlourmaid | A maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door |
| Broader | domestic, domestic help, house servant | A servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household |
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| Spanish | ama, asistenta, chacha, cholera, chopa, criada, doméstica, doncella doméstica, doncella, gata, moza, nacha, sirvienta |
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| Catalan | criada, minyona |
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