The maid came in bearing a cake.
Source: tatoeba (31844)
Maid
/meɪd/
Synonyms for "maid" (146 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (43)
cutiedailydamedamoiselledamseldemoiselledolldomesticdrudgeduennafeme solefemme de chambrefille de chambrefillyfrailgalgentlewomangirlgirliehandmaid
Show 12 more words
handmaidenheiferhelphired girlhousemaidhoydenjeune fillejilljunior misskitchenmaidlady-helplady-in-waiting
Noun(11 words)
damoseldamselsdomestic owneddomestic workerdomesticsgirlhandmaidenshandmaidshousekeeperhousekeepershousemaids
Related words (73)
lasslassielittle missylive-in maidlive-out maidlone womanlook aftermademoisellemaidenmaiden ladymaidservantminister tomissmissynursemaidnymphnymphetold maidpander toparlormaid
Show 39 more words
piecequailrompschoolgirlschoolmaidschoolmissscullery maidservant girlserveservitresssingle girlskirtslipsoubrettespinsterspinstresssubdebsubdebutantesubteensubteenertake care ofteenyboppertendtomatotomboytweenyupstairs maidvaletvestalvestal virginvirginwaitwait onwaiting maidwenchwork foryoung creatureyoung thingyouth
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: housemaid, maiden, abigail, administer to, amah.
- Sentence evidence is available for maid, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "maid".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "maid"
Keep "maid" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "maid" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "maid", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "maid" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
16 entriesMore specific
7 entriesCollocations
6 entriesInflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
103 translations across 47 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- παιδίσκη noun (young female)
Arabic
2 entries- جَارِيَة noun (young female)
- فَتَاة noun (young female)
Armenian
1 entries- օրիորդ noun (young female)
Belarusian
3 entries- дзе́ва noun (young female)
- дзяві́ца noun (young female)
- дзяўчы́на noun (young female)
Breton
2 entries- merc'h noun (young female)
- plac'h noun (young female)
Bulgarian
3 entries- деви́ца noun (young female)
- дево́йка noun (young female)
- мома́ noun (young female)
Catalan
1 entries- donzella noun (young female)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 少女 noun (young female)
Church Slavic
4 entries- дѣва noun (young female)
- дѣвица noun (young female)
- ⰴⱑⰲⰰ noun (young female)
- ⰴⱑⰲⰹⱌⰰ noun (young female)
Cornish
1 entries- maghteth noun (young female)
Dutch
2 entries- meid noun (young female)
- meisje noun (young female)
Esperanto
1 entries- fraŭlino noun (young female)
Estonian
4 entries- imb noun (young female)
- neiu noun (young female)
- piiga noun (young female)
- preili noun (young female)
Finnish
1 entries- neito noun (young female)
French
2 entries- demoiselle noun (young female)
- jeune fille noun (young female)
Galician
4 entries- garda noun (young female)
- garela noun (young female)
- moza noun (young female)
- rapariga noun (young female)
German
1 entries- Mädchen noun (young female)
Hebrew
1 entries- עַלְמָה noun (young female)
Hindi
2 entries- कन्या noun (young female)
- लड़की noun (young female)
Ido
1 entries- damzelo noun (young female)
Indonesian
2 entries- gadis noun (young female)
- perawan noun (young female)
Ingrian
2 entries- neiti noun (young female)
- piika noun (young female)
Interlingua
1 entries- senioretta noun (young female)
Irish
3 entries- ainnir noun (young female)
- cailín noun (young female)
- maighdean noun (young female)
Italian
1 entries- signorina noun (young female)
Japanese
1 entries- 少女 noun (young female)
Korean
1 entries- 소녀 noun (young female)
Latin
1 entries- puella noun (young female)
Macedonian
2 entries- де́војка noun (young female)
- мо́ма noun (young female)
Old East Slavic
3 entries- дивица noun (young female)
- дѣва noun (young female)
- дѣвица noun (young female)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- بكر noun (young female)
Polish
3 entries- dziewa noun (young female)
- dziewczyna noun (young female)
- panna noun (young female)
Portuguese
2 entries- donzela noun (young female)
- moça noun (young female)
Romanian
2 entries- fată noun (young female)
- fecioară noun (young female)
Russian
3 entries- де́ва noun (young female)
- де́вушка noun (young female)
- деви́ца noun (young female)
Scots
1 entries- deem noun (young female)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- ainnir noun (young female)
- gruagach noun (young female)
- maighdeann noun (young female)
- rìbhinn noun (young female)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- deva noun (young female)
- devojka noun (young female)
- djeva noun (young female)
- djevojka noun (young female)
Spanish
2 entries- doncella noun (young female)
- señorita noun (young female)
Swahili
1 entries- wafanyikazi noun (young female)
Swedish
2 entries- jungfru noun (young female)
- mö noun (young female)
Telugu
1 entries- కన్య noun (young female)
Thai
1 entries- สาว noun (young female)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ді́ва noun (young female)
- ді́вка noun (young female)
- ді́вчина noun (young female)
- діви́ця noun (young female)
Urdu
1 entries- لڑکی noun (young female)
Welsh
4 entries- geneth noun (young female)
- merch noun (young female)
- morwyn noun (young female)
- rhiain noun (young female)
Yiddish
2 entries- מויד noun (young female)
- מיידל noun (young female)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
The maid announced each guest.
Source: tatoeba (31861)
The maid arranged the knives and forks on the table.
Source: tatoeba (31863)
I had a part-time job as a hotel maid, but I didn't like it very much.
Source: tatoeba (33379)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "maid"?
Closest matches include housemaid, maiden, abigail, administer to, amah.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "maid"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.