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Added 9 October 2026

maid

/meɪd/ noun

In Latin: puella Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about maid at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A female domestic.
An unmarried girl (especially a virgin).

Origin

From Middle English mayde, maide, abbreviation of Middle English maiden from Old English mæġden (Old English mǣden). Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs (“girl, virgin”).

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