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:''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}}
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