1 (often in compounds) a female servant in a house or hotel:
There is a maid to do the housework. * The maid was changing the sheets when we got back to our room.
seealsoBARMAID, CHAMBERMAID, DAIRYMAID, HOUSEMAID, MILKMAID, NURSEMAID
2 (old use) a young woman who is not married
seealsoOLDMAID
