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maid
What does maid mean?
maid (noun): a female domestic.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use maid in a sentence?
- The maid left quickly. (Tatoeba sentence #11511060 by Amastan, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce maid?
/meɪd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does maid come from?
From Middle English mayde, maide, abbreviation of Middle English maiden from Old English mæġden (Old English mǣden).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “maid” mean?
a female domestic
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people in general
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a means of escape
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close interaction
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