maid
gb/mˈeɪd/ us/mˈeɪd/
A2
Englanti
~ 2100
Merkitykset
0 merkitystä
Substantiivi
A2
entity
1
female household worker
A woman who works in someone’s home to clean, cook, or take care of it.
Käyttömalli:
[someone] works as a maid
Tyypillinen virhe:
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.
Synonyymit
housekeeper (Often broader and may include managing the household, not just cleaning.)
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domestic worker (More formal and gender-neutral term for someone doing household work.)
Antonyymit
employer (The person who hires and pays the maid; opposite role in employment.)
Kollokaatiot
hotel maid
|cleaning maid
|maid service
|live-in maid
|house maid
Teemat
daily life
|employment
|home
|daily_life
|work
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- The hotel maid changed the sheets every morning.
- They hired a maid to help with the cleaning.
- 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.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The maid cleans the house.
- A maid works in a hotel.
- We have a maid who comes once a week.
- The maid washes the floor.
- She is a maid in that big house.
Substantiivi
literary
B2
entity
2
young unmarried woman
A young woman who has not married, used mainly in old stories or poems.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may think this meaning is common in modern speech, but it is mostly used in literature or historical contexts.
Synonyymit
maiden (A more common literary synonym for an unmarried young woman.)
Antonyymit
wife (A married woman; opposite marital status.)
Kollokaatiot
fair maid
|village maid
Teemat
relationships
|literature
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- The fair maid waited for her true love by the shore.
- In the ballad, the maid is rescued by a knight.
- He wrote a poem about a village maid.
Oppijaesimerkit
- The story is about a young maid.
- A knight loves the maid.
- The maid lives in the village.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
maid
IPA
GB/mˈeɪd/
US/mˈeɪd/
Tavut ja painotus
maid (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (maid)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: maid
- Plural: maids
Sanaperhe
Forms
maids
noun
Related words
housemaid
noun
chambermaid
noun
Advanced or less common
maidservant
noun
maiden
noun B2
Ilmaukset
maid of honor
1/mˈeɪd əv ˈɑnɚ/
fixed phrase
chief bridesmaid at wedding
The main bridesmaid who helps the bride at her wedding.
Esimerkit
- 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.
Esimerkit
- 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.
Esimerkit
- She feared becoming an old maid if she didn’t marry soon.
- The term 'old maid' is considered rude today.