(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

plural of maide

(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.