Maid 813075 223113386 2008-07-02T17:05:42Z Xp54321 6570313 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/60.51.160.34|60.51.160.34]] to last version by 66.176.110.112 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Unreferenced|date=June 2007}} :''Maid is also a shortened form of "[[maiden]]", an archaic word for an unmarried woman or a [[virgin]].'' :''MAID is also a [[acronym]] of [[Massive array of idle disks]]'' :''Maid is also a [[Bosniac]] Name'' A '''maidservant''' or in current usage '''maid''' is a female employed in [[domestic worker|domestic service]]. Once part of an elaborate hierarchy in [[great house]]s, today the maid may be the only [[domestic worker]] that [[upper class|upper]] and even middle-income households can afford. In the [[Western world]], comparatively few households can afford live-in domestic help, usually compromising on periodic cleaners. In less developed nations, very large differences in the income of urban and rural households and between different socio-economic classes, fewer educated women and limited opportunities for working women ensures a labour source for domestic work. Maids perform typical domestic chores such as cooking, [[ironing]], washing, cleaning the house, grocery shopping, walking the family dog, and taking care of children. In many places in some poor [[country|countries]], maids often take on the role of a nurse in taking care of the elderly and people with disabilities. Many maids are required by their employers to wear a [[uniform]]. ==Types of maid== In hierarchical order, the types of maids in a large household are: * Head [[House Parlour-maid]] (or Head Housemaid, Head Parlour-maid) * House Parlour-maids (or simply housemaid) (Under House Parlour-maid, if there is only one) * Chambermaids (also known as housemaids); a chambermaid is a maid who cleans and cares for [[bedroom]]s * [[Nursery maid]]s * [[Kitchen maid]]s, also [[Between maid]] (Hall girl in the US) * [[Scullery maid]]s also known as the Cinder maid * [[Lady's maid]] - Outside of the normal hierarchy, the lady's maid was a senior servant who reported directly to the [[lady]] of the house, rather than to the housekeeper or [[butler]]. The position of chambermaid is also a job commonly found in [[hotel]]s. Their job is mainly to clean the rooms of guests. In several developing countries, working as a maid is still one of the main possibilities a poor young [[girl]] may have to earn an income. ==See also== {{Wiktionary}} *[[Housekeeper (servant)]] *[[Domestic worker]] *[[Footman]] *[[Nanny]] *[[Au pair]] *[[French maid]] *[[Foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong]] *[[Maid Service]] *[[Cosplay restaurant]] <br/>{{Modern cleaning roles}} [[Category:Domestic work]] [[Category:Dutch loanwords]] [[de:Magd]] [[es:Sirvienta]] [[ja:メイド]] [[ru:Горничная]] [[simple:Maid]] [[sv:Hembiträde]] [[zh:女傭]]