Girlfriend vs Maid - What's the difference?
girlfriend | maid |
A female partner in a romantic relationship.
A female friend.
(dated, or, poetic) A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
* , title=The Mirror and the Lamp
, chapter=2 (archaic) A virgin of either gender.
* 1380+ , (Geoffrey Chaucer), (The Canterbury Tales)
* 1601 , (William Shakespeare), (Twelfth Night)
As nouns the difference between girlfriend and maid
is that girlfriend is a female partner in a romantic relationship while maid is maiden.girlfriend
English
Noun
(en noun)- Marc went to the park with his girlfriend and watched the sunset with her.
- Mary always enjoyed hanging out with her girlfriend Jessica.
Synonyms
* (female friend) chickfriend (slang)Usage notes
* The term is used to describe any girl or woman in a romantic relationship with another person. * An adult woman in such a non-marital relationship is sometimes described instead as a significant other'' or ''partner'', especially if the two partners are living together. Since ''girlfriend'' and ''partner mean different things to different people, the distinctions between the terms are subjective, and which term is used in a relationship will ultimately be determined by personal preference. * The use of girlfriend for a female non-romantic friend of another female is limited in geographic distribution and sometimes preferred by older generations of speakers.Alternative forms
* girl friend * girl-friendSee also
female partner in a romantic relationship * boyfriend * * lover * partner * significant other * sweetheart * wife * lady friend a female friend * boyfriend * buddy * friend * palmaid
English
Noun
(en noun)- Note - maid is often used in the common or species names of flowering plants.
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- Crist was a mayde and shapen as a man.
- You are betrothed both to a maid and man.