maid
English
/meɪd/
noun
Definitions
- (dated) A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
- (archaic) A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mayde derived from *magaþ derived from Proto-Germanic *magaþs (virgin, maid, maiden, girl).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*magaþs
Gloss
virgin, maid, maiden, girl
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Marian English
- bar English
- barmaid English
- bond English
- bondmaid English
- bondmaiden English
- bride English
- bridemaid English
- bridesmaid English
- bridesmaiden English
- bridesmaiding English
- bro English
- brosmaid English
- chamber English
- chambermaid English
- chambermaiding English
- cook English
- cookmaid English
- dairy English
- dairymaid English
- dwarf English
- dwarfmaid English
- elf English
- elfmaid English
- fair English
- fairmaid English
- gleemaiden English
- groom English
- groomsmaid English
- hand English
- handmaid English
- handmaiden English
- house English
- housemaid English
- kitchen English
- kitchenmaid English
- laundry English
- laundrymaid English
- maiden English
- maidenhair English
- maidenhead English
- maidenhood English
- maidenish English
- maidenlike English
- maidenly English
- maidenry English
- maidenship English
- maidhood English
- maidish English
- maidkin English
- maidless English
- maidlessness English
- maidlike English
- maidly English
- maidmarian English
- maidservant English
- mermaid English
- mermaiden English
- mermaiding English
- mermaidish English
- mermaidlike English
- mermaidy English
- milk English
- milkmaid English
- milkmaiden English
- nurse English
- nursemaid English
- nursery English
- nurserymaid English
- pantry English
- pantrymaid English
- parlor English
- parlormaid English
- parlour English
- parlourmaid English
- school English
- schoolmaid English
- sea English
- seamaid English
- servant English
- serving English
- servingmaid English
- shieldmaiden English
- shop English
- shopmaid English
- skymaiden English
- underhousemaid English
- unmaiden English
- barmaid French
- *magh(u)-, *maghu- Proto-Indo-European
- *magʰ(u)- Proto-Indo-European
- *mogʷʰótis Proto-Indo-European
- *magaþs Proto-Germanic
- マーメイド Japanese
- メイド Japanese
- mægþ Old English
- mæġden Old English
- maidekin Middle English
- maiden Middle English
- maidhod Middle English
- mayde Middle English
- mermayde Middle English
- maid Cebuano
- magad Old High German
- Meedchen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Mod Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *magaþ gmw-pro
- *magath Old Dutch
- *megith Old Dutch
- magith Old Dutch
- bro
- elf
- sea
- bar
- fair
- shop
- bond
- milk
- cook
- hand
- dwarf
- groom
- bride
- nurse
- dairy
- house
- maidly
- parlor
- maiden
- Marian
- pantry
- school
- nursery
- maidish
- mermaid
- laundry
- servant
- seamaid
- kitchen
- chamber
- maidkin
- elfmaid
- barmaid
- serving
- parlour
- maidlike
- brosmaid
- handmaid
- fairmaid
- maidhood
- shopmaid
- maidless
- maidenly
- mermaidy
- maidenry
- unmaiden
- bondmaid
- milkmaid
- cookmaid
- maidenish
- mermaiden
- nursemaid
- skymaiden
- dairymaid
- bridemaid
- housemaid
- dwarfmaid
- maidenhair
- milkmaiden
- mermaiding
- groomsmaid
- maidenhead
- gleemaiden
- bridesmaid
- parlormaid
- maidenlike
- mermaidish
- handmaiden
- pantrymaid
- bondmaiden
- maidmarian
- maidenship
- schoolmaid
- maidenhood
- nurserymaid
- chambermaid
- laundrymaid
- maidservant
- kitchenmaid
- mermaidlike
- parlourmaid
- servingmaid
- bridesmaiden
- maidlessness
- shieldmaiden
- bridesmaiding
- underhousemaid
- chambermaiding