plural of maide

(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.

plural of maid

Obsolete spelling of maid

(Canada) Acronym of medical assistance in dying.

The primary woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony.

(formerly, in large houses) A domestic servant, of lowest status, whose job is to wash dishes and do other menial chores.

A 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.

(dated) An unmarried noblewoman who was the attendant of a queen or princess / The chief bridesmaid at a wedding

(derogatory) An old woman who has never married; a spinster. / The Madagascar periwinkle. / The common zinnia. / An unpopped kernel in a batch of popped popcorn kernels.