Maidservant: alternatives and connections

A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc. Cf. -ent.

play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the serv…

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allo…

Domestic or other work of all kinds; as, a maid of allwork, that is, a general servant.

One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.

To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as, he answered my claim upon him…

The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master.

To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do…

One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor.

A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant.

The condition of a bond servant; service without wages; slavery.

A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant.

A female servant charged with the care of a young child.

A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the boots and shoes.

A female servant or maid who dresses provisions and assists the cook.

A female servant whose business is the care of the dairy.

The female offspring of the human species; a female child of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.

A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female…