Plural of maid
regular plural
The plural of maid is maids.
Forms of maid
| Singular | maid /meɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | maids /meɪdz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Maids in a sentence
- There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.From the entry servant
- It wasn’t something she discussed with anybody, least of all the maids.2021, Leone Ross, This One Sky Day, Faber & Faber Limited, page 293. From the entry masturbate
- The maids said she was crazy with pain, and perhaps too far gone to even think properly.2012, Andrew Drilon, “Two Women Worth Watching”, in Charles Tan, editor, Lauriat: A Filipino-Chinese Speculative Fiction Anthology, Maple…. From the entry ama
- Now he did things that cooks and maids had once done.1970, Saul Bellow, chapter 1, in Mr. Sammler’s Planet, Greenwich, CT: Fawcett, published 1971, page 11. From the entry unacquainted
- He sometimes pinches the maids till their arms are as many colours as a mackerel’s back.1926, Hope Mirrlees, chapter 6, in Lud-in-the-Mist, London: Millennium, published 2000, page 68. From the entry mackerel
Meaning of maid
- noun A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- noun An adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a low-ranking cleaner.).
- noun A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.
Questions about the plural of maid
- What is the plural of maid?
- The plural of maid is maids.
- Is maid countable?
- Maid is a countable noun.
Source and license
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