Synonyms of maid

maid

noun

ˈmād 

1

as in housekeeper

a female domestic servant

hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born

Synonyms & Similar Words

• housekeeper
• handmaid
• housemaid
• maidservant
• charwoman
• handmaiden
• house girl
• biddy
• chambermaid
• skivvy
• char
• wench
• attendant
• nursemaid
• lady-in-waiting
• abigail
• domestic
• amah
• au pair
• ayah
• maid-in-waiting
• menial

2

as in girl

a young unmarried woman

a dance where the fair maids and handsome bucks of the village hoped to meet one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girl
• maiden
• damsel
• demoiselle
• virgin
• miss
• ingénue
• sister
• debutante
• filly
• lass
• ingenue
• deb
• lassie
• senorita
• chit
• bird
• sheila
• mademoiselle
• señorita
• colleen
• senhorita

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of maid

In 1895, the first major addition was completed, a project that included reconfiguring the downstairs to allow for a larger dining room and a new maid’s room. —Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 16 Sep. 2024

Residents worked in various professions to help build and maintain the Palm Springs infrastructure: carpenters, plumbers, construction workers, maids, chefs, gardeners and others in domestic jobs. —Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024

The book opens with the maid being interrogated by the police, and the rest of the story is sort of her confession to them. —The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024

During the quick skirmish and securing of the location, Two Cups finds out that the maid is an informant for Gutierrez, making our mysterious DEA liaison a likely mole. —Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024