Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Maid (-s)
maid (-s), n. [short for maiden, n.]
- Damsel; demoiselle; young lady; [fig.] bloom; blossom; flowering plant; [metaphor] sign of spring; symbol of fresh new life.
- Girl; female child; (see Matthew 9:24).
- Servant girl; household helper; cleaning woman.
- Miss; gal; unmarried woman.
- Virgin; celibate female; bride-to-be; woman soon to consummate a marriage.
- Lady-in-waiting; female attendant who helps a gentlewoman get dressed.
- Young woman; female of young adult age; (see Proverbs 30:19).
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