maid, maiden
(noun) an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
maid, maidservant, housemaid, amah
(noun) a female domestic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
maid (plural maids)
(dated or poetic) 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.
Maid, in the sense of a girl or unmarried woman, is often used in the common (species) names of flowering plants.
• (young female person): damsel, maiden
• (female servant): handmaiden, lady-in-waiting, maidservant
• (female cleaner): chambermaid (in a hotel), charlady (in a house), charwoman (in a house)
• Dima, Madi, aim'd, amid, diam, diam.
Source: Wiktionary
Maid, n. Etym: [Shortened from maiden. . See Maiden.]
1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden. Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son. Shak. Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire Yet my people have forgotten me. Jer. ii. 32.
2. A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.] Christ was a maid and shapen as a man. Chaucer.
3. A female servant. Spinning amongst her maids. Shak.
Note: Maid is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying female, as in maid child, maidservant.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata). [Prov. Eng.] Fair maid. (Zoöl.) See under Fair, a.
– Maid of honor, a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; - - usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or honorary duties.
– Old maid. See under Old.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
