maid
/meɪd/noun
उच्चारण मेड
नौकरानी; कुमारी
Basic word
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a woman whose job is to clean rooms in a hotel or a house; (old use) a young woman who is not married
नौकरानी; कुमारी
- a house maid
- The maid cleans the house every morning.
- A maid knocked on the hotel room door to change the towels.
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- They hired a maid to help with the cooking.
Synonyms housekeeper domestic help servant maiden
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maid (countable noun)
A maid is a woman employed to clean and do housework, in a house or hotel; it is countable with the plural maids.
'Maid' वह स्त्री है जो घर या होटल में सफ़ाई और घरेलू काम के लिए नियुक्त होती है; यह countable है, बहुवचन 'maids'।
- The maid cleans the rooms at nine.
- The hotel has twenty maids.
maid in compounds
Maid appears in compounds such as housemaid, bridesmaid, milkmaid and maidservant, each naming a special role.
'Maid' housemaid, bridesmaid, milkmaid और maidservant जैसे यौगिक शब्दों में आता है, जिनमें हर शब्द का विशेष अर्थ है।
- Her sister was the bridesmaid at the wedding.
- The housemaid arrives at seven.
maid (old use)
In old and literary English a maid also means a young unmarried woman; today this sense appears in poems and historical texts.
पुराने और साहित्यिक अंग्रेज़ी में 'maid' का अर्थ युवा अविवाहित स्त्री भी है; आज यह कविताओं और ऐतिहासिक पाठों में आता है।
- The poet praised the beauty of the village maid.
- Joan of Arc was called the Maid of Orleans.
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adjective + maid
full-timepart-timelive-infaithfuloldyoung
- A live-in maid takes care of the old couple.
verb + maid
employhiredismisspaytrain
- The family hired a maid to look after the house.
maid + noun
servicesalaryuniformroomagencycart
- The hotel maid left the cart outside the room.
word + maid
housebridemilknursebarmaid
- The bridesmaid held the bride's veil.
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- The maid washed the dishes and swept the floor.
नौकरानी ने बर्तन धोए और फ़र्श झाड़ा।
- Radhika's mother paid the maid at the end of the month.
राधिका की माँ ने महीने के अंत में नौकरानी को वेतन दिया।
- The hotel maid found a lost purse and returned it to the guest.
होटल की सेविका को एक खोया हुआ पर्स मिला और उसने वह अतिथि को लौटा दिया।
- In the story, a maid saves the princess from danger.
कहानी में एक दासी राजकुमारी को ख़तरे से बचाती है।
- Many families in cities depend on a domestic maid for daily chores.
शहरों में अनेक परिवार रोज़ के कामों के लिए घरेलू सेविका पर निर्भर रहते हैं।
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✗ She works as a maid in our house since last year.
✓ She has worked as a maid in our house since last year.
Since with a starting point needs the present perfect, not the simple present.
प्रारंभ-बिंदु के साथ 'since' आने पर present perfect आता है, simple present नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Maid, servant and domestic help can describe the same job but differ in tone.
Maid, servant और domestic help एक ही काम का वर्णन कर सकते हैं, पर लहजे में भिन्न हैं।
A woman employed to do housework, especially in a house or hotel.
घर या होटल में घरेलू काम के लिए रखी गई स्त्री।
- The maid arrives at seven.
Any person employed in a house; now sounds old-fashioned and unequal.
घर में नियुक्त कोई भी व्यक्ति; अब पुराने ढंग का और असमानता सूचक लगता है।
- Servants lived in the lower rooms.
domestic help
A neutral, polite phrase for someone who does household jobs.
घरेलू काम करने वाले के लिए तटस्थ और विनम्र पद।
- We pay our domestic help a fair wage.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
housekeeper domestic help servant maiden
?Which word?
Homophone: maid and made (past of make) are both /meɪd/.
Homophone: maid और made (make का past) दोनों /meɪd/ हैं।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: domestic help or house help is a more respectful modern term.
प्रयोग में domestic help या house help अधिक सम्मानजनक आधुनिक शब्द हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Maid of honour (the main bridesmaid at a wedding), old maid (old-fashioned and offensive, an unmarried older woman).
Collocations: maid of honour (विवाह में मुख्य सहेली), old maid (पुराना और आपत्तिजनक, अविवाहित बड़ी उम्र की स्त्री)।