Phrase Hound found 43 phrases and 64 compound words that contain maid. The most common are listed below. Open maid in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 43
- old maidAn old woman who has never married; a spinster.
- Maid Service
- maid-of-all-workA female servant employed to do general housework.
- maid of honorThe primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony.
- maid of honor tartAlternative form of maids of honour tart: A traditional English baked tart consisting of a puff pastry shell filled with curds, sometimes with jam or almonds and nutmeg.
- scullery maidIn a large house, a domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and perform other menial chores.
- maid-of-honour tartAlternative form of maids of honour tart: A traditional English baked tart consisting of a puff pastry shell filled with curds, sometimes with jam or almonds and nutmeg.
- maid caféA novelty restaurant, originating in and found predominantly in Japan, in which guests are served by waitresses in maid costumes, who treat them as masters/mistresses in a private home rather than as restaurant patrons.
- French maidA lady's maidservant of French origin, formerly considered a status symbol among wealthy households; now usually with reference to the titillating costume associated with them.
- lady's maidA female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs.
- meter maidA female meter attendant: a female public servant tasked with enforcing the use of parking meters.
- Maid MarianThe love interest of the legendary outlaw Robin Hood; originally a shepherdess figure associated with May Day.
- waiting maidA lady's female servant.
- bride's maidAlternative spelling of bridesmaid: A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
- maid of honourAn unmarried noblewoman who was the attendant of a queen or princess
- between-maidA maidservant employed to help the cook as well as the housemaid.
- house-maidAlternative spelling of housemaid: A female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house.
- maid cafeAlternative spelling of maid café: A novelty restaurant, originating in and found predominantly in Japan, in which guests are served by waitresses in maid costumes, who treat them as masters/mistresses in a private home rather than as …
- Mia MaidA participant aged fourteen or fifteen years old in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.
- maid cafesplural of maid cafe: A novelty restaurant, originating in and found predominantly in Japan, in which guests are served by waitresses in maid costumes, who treat them as masters/mistresses in a private home rather than as restaurant patrons.
- parlor maidAlternative form of parlormaid: A maid whose primary tasks involve direct interaction with her employers and their guests, such as serving food and answering the door.
- maid of KentA woman from the eastern part of Kent, England, as opposed to the western part (whose inhabitants are traditionally described as Kentish).
- maid cafésplural of maid café: A novelty restaurant, originating in and found predominantly in Japan, in which guests are served by waitresses in maid costumes, who treat them as masters/mistresses in a private home rather than as restaurant patrons.
- maid childA young female human; a girl.
- elf-maidAlternative form of elfmaid: A female elf.
Compound words 64
- maidenA girl or an unmarried young woman.
- mermaidA mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
- bridesmaidA woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.
- milkmaidA girl or young woman who milks the cows on a farm.
- chambermaidA maid who handles the chores in a hotel room or (chiefly historically) a bedroom in a wealthy household.
- maidservantA female servant; a maid.
- barmaidA woman who serves in a bar.
- housemaidA female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house.
- nursemaidA woman or girl employed to care for children.
- maidyDiminutive of maid: A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.