English noun: maid | |||
1. | maid (person) a female domestic | ||
Synonyms | amah, housemaid, maidservant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | domestic, domestic help, house servant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chambermaid, fille de chambre, handmaid, handmaiden, lady's maid, parlormaid, parlourmaid | ||
2. | maid (person) an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) | ||
Synonyms | maiden | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, demoiselle | ||
Instance hyponym | Io | ||