maid
a female domestic
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,273 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,456 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a female domestic also: maidservant, housemaid, amah
- an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) also: maiden
maid in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet floweret of the rural shade!
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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Johnny McLean saw the little maid and then his gaze was riveted on the president.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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Belike the man and maid were strangers here, And come to Bethlehem at the king's command.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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She went in and gave herself out as a servant, a poor maid who would gladly be engaged.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Meanwhile youth and maid Down the green vistas of the woodland strayed, Whispered and smiled and oft their feet delayed.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1