Maid \Maid\, n. [Shortened from maiden. ?. See Maiden.]

1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.

Would I had died a maid, And never seen thee, never borne thee son. --Shak.

Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet my people have forgotten me. --Jer. ii. 32.

2. A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.]

Christ was a maid and shapen as a man. --Chaucer.

3. A female servant.

Spinning amongst her maids. --Shak.

Note: Maid is used either adjectively or in composition, signifying female, as in maid child, maidservant.

4. (Zo["o]l.) The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata). [Prov. Eng.]

Fair maid. (Zo["o]l.) See under Fair, a.

Maid of honor, a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; -- usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or honorary duties.

Old maid. See under Old.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)