maid
gb/mˈeɪd/ us/mˈeɪd/
A2
Englisch
~ 2100
bejárónő, szobalány, leány, hajadon
NOMEN
A2
1
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] works as a maid
The hotel maid changed the sheets every morning.
A szobalány minden reggel lecserélte az ágyneműt.
They hired a maid to help with the cleaning.
Felvettek egy bejárónőt, hogy segítsen a takarításban.
Her family could not afford a live-in maid.
The maid polished the silverware before dinner.
As a maid, she worked long hours for little pay.
Beispiele für Lernende
The maid cleans the house.
A bejárónő takarítja a házat.
A maid works in a hotel.
A szobalány szállodában dolgozik.
We have a maid who comes once a week.
The maid washes the floor.
She is a maid in that big house.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'maid' with 'made', which is the past tense of 'make'. Also, some learners may not realize 'maid' usually refers to a female worker.
Bedeutung
female household worker
Wortverbindungen
hotel maid
|cleaning maid
|maid service
|live-in maid
|house maid
Synonyme
housekeeper (Often broader and may include managing the household, not just cleaning.)
|
domestic worker (More formal and gender-neutral term for someone doing household work.)
Antonyme
employer (The person who hires and pays the maid; opposite role in employment.)
Themen
daily life
|employment
|home
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A woman who works in someone’s home to clean, cook, or take care of it.
A woman employed to clean, cook, or perform other household duties in someone else's home.
NOMEN
B2
LITERARY
2
The fair maid waited for her true love by the shore.
A szépséges leány a parton várta igaz szerelmét.
In the ballad, the maid is rescued by a knight.
A balladában a leányt egy lovag menti meg.
He wrote a poem about a village maid.
Beispiele für Lernende
The story is about a young maid.
A történet egy fiatal leányról szól.
A knight loves the maid.
Egy lovag szerelmes a leányba.
The maid lives in the village.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may think this meaning is common in modern speech, but it is mostly used in literature or historical contexts.
Bedeutung
young unmarried woman
Wortverbindungen
fair maid
|village maid
Synonyme
maiden (A more common literary synonym for an unmarried young woman.)
Antonyme
wife (A married woman; opposite marital status.)
Themen
relationships
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A young woman who has not married, used mainly in old stories or poems.
A young unmarried woman, especially in a literary or old-fashioned context.
Grammatik
Grundform
maid
IPA
GB/mˈeɪd/
US/mˈeɪd/
Silben & Betonung
maid (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (maid)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: maid
- Plural: maids
Wortfamilie
Forms
maids
noun
Related words
housemaid
noun
chambermaid
noun
Advanced or less common
maidservant
noun
maiden
noun B2
Ausdrücke
maid of honor
1/mˈeɪd əv ˈɑnɚ/
fixed phrase
chief bridesmaid at wedding
The main bridesmaid who helps the bride at her wedding.
Beispiele
- Her sister was the maid of honor at the ceremony.
- As maid of honor, she organized the bridal shower.
maid service
1/mˈeɪd sˈɚvɪs/
fixed phrase
cleaning service by maids
A service where maids clean rooms or homes, often in hotels.
Beispiele
- Our hotel offers daily maid service.
- We pay extra for weekly maid service at our apartment.
old maid
1/ˈoʊld mˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
informal
unmarried older woman
An older woman who has never married, often used in an outdated or unkind way.
Beispiele
- She feared becoming an old maid if she didn’t marry soon.
- The term 'old maid' is considered rude today.