maid

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmeɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/meɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mād)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
maid n (domestic servant)empleada doméstica, trabajadora doméstica nf + adj
  (ofensivo)sirvienta nf
  (anticuado)criada nf
  (potencialmente ofensivo)muchacha nf
 Erin worked as a maid for a rich family while she was in college.
 Erin trabajó como empleada doméstica para una familia rica mientras estudiaba en la universidad.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
maid n dated (unmarried girl) (anticuado)doncella nf
  soltera nf
 Rachel was a young maid when she first met Dan.
 Rachel era una joven doncella cuando conoció a Dan.
maid,
old maid n		 (unmarried woman)soltera nf
  (peyorativo)solterona nf
 Sarah was still a maid after all her friends were married.
 Sarah seguía soltera, después de que todos sus amigos se casaran.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
lady's maid (woman's personal servant)dama de compañía loc nom f
maid of honor n US (bride's main female attendant)dama de honor loc nom f
 Her best friend served as maid of honor and the rest of us were bridesmaids.
 Su mejor amiga hizo de dama de honor, y el resto de nosotras hicimos de madrinas.
maid of honour n UK (unmarried attendant of a queen) (corte de Reino Unido)dama de honor loc nom f
  dama de compañía loc nom f
maid service n (cleaner, cleaning business) (PR)servicio de "housekeeping" loc nom f
  servicio de mucama loc nom f
meter maid,
metermaid n		 US or UK, dated (female traffic warden)agente de tránsito grupo nom
Note: La forma del masculino es idéntica: agente de tránsito.
 He ran to beat the meter maid to his illegally parked car.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Me tengo ir, tengo el auto mal estacionado y hay una agente de tránsito poniendo multas.
old maid n pejorative (mature spinster, unmarried woman)solterona nf
 A lot of women are afraid they'll be old maids if they aren't married by thirty.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Actualmente, es difícil que se hable de una mujer como de una "solterona".
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'maid' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ayah - parlormaid - residential hotel - tweeny
Spanish:
chacha - maritornes - asistenta - camarera - mucamo - muchacho - criado - fregona - aquí hasta los gatos llevan zapatos - chica - dama de honor - doméstico - doncella - friegaplatos - madrina - muchacha - pinche - quedada - ruca - solterona - testigo de boda - tomar criada

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Collocations: [works as, is] a [kitchen, hotel] maid, dated: a [country, barn, farm] maid, found a job as a maid, more...

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