maids
Hotel room staff
Maids is the plural of maid—women employed in domestic service, particularly for cleaning and household tasks: The hotel maids clean the rooms daily.
In older or literary usage, maids are young unmarried women or virgins: fair maids and gallant knights.
The compound old maid refers to an unmarried woman past typical marrying age, now considered offensive.
Removing surface grime
- moppingCleaning floors with water
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- polishingSmoothing by friction
tidying · vacuuming · laundry · housekeeping · bedmaking · turndown service · disinfecting · sanitizing
Waist-tied protective garment
- capCovering for top
- dressSkirted one-piece garment
- liveryIdentifying uniform or colors
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
black and white · headpiece · pinafore · starched collar · cuffs · mob cap · frock
Domestic cleaning professional
- servantOne employed to serve
- domestic workerHired help at residence
- cleanerAgent that removes dirt
- nannyHired child caretaker
au pair · charwoman · ayah · amah · butler · valet · attendant · staff
Bride's ceremonial assistant
- wedding partyAttendants for bride and groom
- attendantOne who assists others
- bridal partyCeremony's supporting cast
- matron of honorMarried principal wedding attendant
processional · bouquet · ceremony · flower girl · bachelorette
Old-fashioned maiden
- lassYouthful female
- virginOne sexually inexperienced
- ingenueArtless young woman
- young womanFemale youth
milkmaid · lady-in-waiting · wench · spinster
dusting
Removing surface grime
- moppingCleaning floors with water
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
polishing · tidying · vacuuming · laundry · housekeeping · bedmaking · turndown service · disinfecting · sanitizing · wiping
apron
Waist-tied protective garment
outfit · black and white · headpiece · pinafore · starched collar · cuffs · mob cap · frock
housekeeper
Domestic cleaning professional
- servantOne employed to serve
- domestic workerHired help at residence
- cleanerAgent that removes dirt
nanny · au pair · charwoman · ayah · amah · butler · valet · attendant · staff · help
bridesmaid
Bride's ceremonial assistant
- wedding partyAttendants for bride and groom
- attendantOne who assists others
- bridal partyCeremony's supporting cast
matron of honor · processional · bouquet · ceremony · flower girl · bachelorette
damsel
Old-fashioned maiden
young woman · milkmaid · lady-in-waiting · wench · spinster
- cleanerscleaner, cleaners, detergent, janitors, janitor
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
- hospitality workersservers, waiters, hostess, hosts, bartenders
- domestic employmentdomestic workers, household staff, nannies, housekeepers, butlers
- domestic labordomestic workers, domestic servants, domestic service, household staff, housekeepers
- Edwardian BritainEdward VII, Queen Victoria, country houses, manor houses, servants
maidsbutlers
Head household servants
valets · manservants · footmen · houseboys · menservants
maidshead housekeeper
Senior domestic staff supervisor
butler · house manager · estate manager · majordomo · lady of the house
maidsmistresses
Female lovers outside marriage
masters · employers · madams · homeowners · householders
- maid of honorBride's principal attendant
- maiden nameSurname before marriage
- maiden voyagesFirst trips of vessels
- old maidUnmarried woman, advanced years
- lady's maidFemale personal attendant
- bride's maidsWedding party attendants
maid, maiden, barmaid, housemaid, maidenly, maidenhair, chambermaid, maidenhood, maidservant