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Synonyms of 'maid'

maid

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1 (noun) 
Definition
a female servant
A maid brought me breakfast at half past eight.
Synonyms
servant
She couldn't lift a spoon without a servant.
chambermaid
housemaid
abigail
menial
handmaiden (archaic)
maidservant
female servant
domestic (archaic)
He worked for 10 or 15 years as a domestic.
parlourmaid
serving-maid
2 (noun) 
Definition
a young unmarried girl
(archaic, literary) 
But can he win back the heart of this fair maid?
Synonyms
girl
maiden (archaic, literary)
stories of adventures with knights, wizards and maidens
lass
She's a Lancashire lass from Longton, near Preston.
miss (old-fashioned, or derogatory)
a little miss of seven years of age
nymph (poetic)
They had one daughter, an exquisite nymph named Jacqueline.
damsel
The fairytale was about a damsel in distress.
lassie (informal)
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of damsel
Definition
a young woman
The fairytale was about a damsel in distress.
Synonyms
maiden (archaic, literary),
girl,
virgin,
maid (archaic, literary),
miss (old-fashioned, derogatory),
nymph (poetic),
lass,
lassie (informal),
wench (archaic)
in the sense of domestic
Definition
a household servant
He worked for 10 or 15 years as a domestic.
Synonyms
servant,
help,
maid,
woman (informal),
daily,
char (informal),
charwoman,
daily help,
maid-of-all-work
in the sense of lass
Definition
a girl or young woman
She's a Lancashire lass from Longton, near Preston.
Synonyms
girl,
young woman,
miss (old-fashioned, derogatory),
maiden,
maid (archaic),
damsel (archaic, poetic),
colleen (Irish),
lassie (informal),
wench (facetious),
charlie (Australian, old-fashioned, slang)

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