Synonyms for maid
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Maiden — an adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be…
maid-servant, girl, maiden, chambermaid, servant, cleaning lady, woman servant, lady-in-waiting, lass UK, virgin, char-woman, handmaiden, gal, chick, girlie, miss, broad, servingwoman, servingmaid, dame, lassie UK, skirt
2. House maid
Definitions
- n. 1
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.)
- n. 2
A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- maids → maid-servants, girls, maidens, chambermaids…
Example sentences
- servant A small regent is worth more than a large servant.
- maiden My first name is Mary and Poppins is my maiden name.
- chambermaid The chambermaid was cleaning the room when Carol entered.
- wan I only wan to avoid saying the wrong thing.
- damsel And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| maid | rising | |
| servant | rising | |
| maiden | rising | |
| chambermaid | rising | |
| wan | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- gal1, wan1, ama3, nan1
- 4 letters
- girl1, miss1, dame1, lass1
- 5 letters
- broad1, chick1, skirt1, nymph1
- 6 letters
- virgin2, maiden2, damsel2, girlie2, lassie2
- 7 letters
- servant2, abigail3
- 9 letters
- soubrette
- 10 letters
- handmaiden
- 11 letters
- chambermaid, servingmaid
- 12 letters
- servingwoman
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ama3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- bonne
- Español
- muchacha
- Deutsch
- Dienstmädchen