What's the difference between maid and maiden?

Maid


Definition:

  • (n.) An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.
  • (n.) A man who has not had sexual intercourse.
  • (n.) A female servant.
  • (n.) The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata).

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However, by day 21 after Giardia infection, mice with MAIDS failed to clear the Giardia cysts from the intestine while the control mice were completely free of cysts.
  • (2) Riyadh recently rejected demands from Manila for medical insurance for maids and for information on employers to be supplied before their departure.
  • (3) In his 1934 work English Journey, Priestley spoke of three Englands: the so-called "real, enduring England", which spoke to Boyle's bucolic "Jerusalem" opening with its maypoles and cricket, maids and mummery.
  • (4) It is the England that then prime minister John Major vowed would never vanish in a famous 1993 speech: “Long shadows on county grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and pools fillers and – as George Orwell said – ‘old maids bicycling to holy communion through the morning mist’.” Major was mining Orwell’s wartime essay The Lion and the Unicorn, whose tone was one of reassurance – the national culture will survive, despite everything: “The gentleness, the hypocrisy, the thoughtlessness, the reverence for law and the hatred of uniforms will remain, along with the suet puddings and the misty skies.” Orwell and Major were both asserting the strength of a national culture at times when Britishness – for both men basically Englishness – was felt to be under threat from outside dangers (war, integration into Europe).
  • (5) Frequencies of prestimulation calcium-positive cells among both CD4+ and CD8+ cells in mice with MAIDS were significantly higher than those for uninfected mice.
  • (6) He was by this time married to Ethel, daughter of the Chichester Cathedral sacristan, and had already committed adultery with their maid-of-all-work Lizzie.
  • (7) • Where to stay: Ipanema Penthouse (three-bedroom flats from $250 a night, including maid service).
  • (8) In 2010 Liliane Peretz, a maid, who had worked for the couple for six years, took a case to the Israeli labour court alleging she had been humiliated and that the prime minister's wife had insisted she change her clothing during the day to remain hygienic.
  • (9) Recently, a murine retrovirus (LpBM5 MuLV), which induces immunodeficiency syndrome in mice, termed MAIDS, has been found to have several features similar to those seen in human acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
  • (10) Lena Baker, a black maid, was executed in 1945 after being convicted in a one-day trial of killing her white employer.
  • (11) Although MAIDS and AIDS are not identical and are induced by retroviruses of different classes, the availability of such a model in an easily accessible small animal species, whose genetics is very sophisticated, may be instrumental in understanding the pathogenesis of AIDS if some of the cellular and molecular affected pathways are common in both diseases.
  • (12) The types of food presented were significantly associated with the nationality of the maid.
  • (13) One company spokesman points out that otherwise "these women would be in the fields, in ship-breaking or shrimp farming, working as maids".
  • (14) You need to be very careful who you let in, that's why it's very important to have a maid.
  • (15) When you tire of that, you can pay Candy Fruit Refresh maids to clean your ears – or even just talk to you.
  • (16) Penetrance of resistance to disease associated with expression of H-2Dd was markedly influenced by MHC genes mapping to the left of H-2D and by non-MHC loci such that some strains bearing this gene were highly susceptible to MAIDS.
  • (17) The variables with a significant coefficient of association with early termination of breast feeding were maternal education, past experience with breast feeding, help of a maid, help with housework provided by a relative, breast feeding orientation during prenatal care and encouragement from the husband.
  • (18) The maid, Monika, "the prime originator" of Freud's neurosis, seduced him, chastised him, and taught him of hell.
  • (19) Perhaps Mrs Patmore would get her hand stuck in the new electric mixer, or footmen Alfred and Jimmy's rivalry would come to a head with some gloves-off fisticuffs – certainly not the brutal rape of lady's maid and viewers' favourite Anna Bates .
  • (20) The corporation said the third series of the show would see Robin Hood return "older and tougher" and "hellbent on revenge" following the murder of Maid Marian by Gisborne and the failure of the Sheriff of Nottingham, played by Keith Allen, to kill Prince John.

Maiden


Definition:

  • (n.) An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.
  • (n.) A female servant.
  • (n.) An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
  • (n.) A machine for washing linen.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.
  • (a.) Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt.
  • (a.) Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
  • (a.) Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated.
  • (v. t.) To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Her maiden speech in parliament celebrated the diversity of her beloved Yorkshire constituency, and passionately made the case that there is more that unites us than divides us.
  • (2) In case you've managed to avoid gatherings where it's been discussed (which is a long shot, but perhaps your friends are hard, angry, silent drinkers, in which case, you've got lucky), this involves combining the name of your first pet with your mother's maiden name to create the pseudonym you'd use if you were a porn star.
  • (3) Restricted franchise in EU referendum would make a mockery of democracy | Letters Read more My own interest in this matter goes back many years – including devoting my maiden speech in the House of Commons in 2001 to the case for lowering the voting age to 16 across the board.
  • (4) Breakthrough as US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal Read more The prime minister used her maiden speech at the United Nations in New York to say the UK remained determined to “play our part in the international effort against climate change … In a demonstration of our commitment to the agreement reached in Paris, the UK will start its domestic procedures to enable ratification of the Paris agreement and complete these before the end of the year,” she said.
  • (5) Experiences in practice in an area with a high infection rate have shown an obvious protection in 700 maiden heifers.
  • (6) Search options include an individual veteran's name (either maiden or married) and section, location or building choices.
  • (7) He is the third major summer recruit for Bilic before West Ham’s maiden season at the Olympic Stadium following the arrivals of the midfielder Havard Nordtveit and the Algerian international winger Sofiane Feghouli .
  • (8) That's been good for small towns like Maiden, which has sold itself to tech companies as a "data centre corridor" by offering cheap electricity.
  • (9) It prompted him to field nine changes, giving debuts to Seb Lletget, Danny Whitehead and Callum Driver, with George Moncur making a maiden start.
  • (10) He joined the upper house and made his maiden speech, another clue to the future Cantuar.
  • (11) After the wedding, she found herself at the receiving end of good ol’ southern disapproval when she decided to keep her maiden name – an act that was seen as virtually seditious in unreconstructed 1970s Arkansas.
  • (12) • You can invest in a co-operative formed to help finance the restoration and regeneration of Unity Hall in Wakefield , which, during its lifetime, has hosted everything from silent movies to gigs by Bauhaus, Captain Beefheart, the Human League and Iron Maiden, among others.
  • (13) Talking og maidens, here's Ravi Nair confiding in us: "You asked for our worst defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory stories so maybe this'll make you feel better.
  • (14) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Mhairi Black gives her maiden speech Students and other young people on Twitter and Tumblr said they were inspired by Black’s age and example.
  • (15) Murray earned $1.9m (£1.1m) for his maiden major victory to go with career earnings of $21.5m (£13.4m) and is worth £24m through endorsements and prize-money; Perry turned pro after beating Budge and made much more through his famous shirts than he ever did with a tennis racket.
  • (16) Between 1982 and 1985, 1015 mares were evaluated using the following parameters: age, mare status (maiden, barren, lactating), Caslick index, Caslick operation, ovarian cycle, ovarian and follicular size, treatments (hCG and intrauterine infusions), number of ovulations after mating (184 mares), number of conceptuses present, dimensions of embryonic vesicles, and pregnancy status 45 days after mating.
  • (17) Nine galleries narrate the tale, from context-setting in boomtown early 1900s Belfast, through construction and fitting-out, all the way to the launch and catastrophic maiden voyage.
  • (18) The brothers moved in different circles; the elder is a self-confessed “metalhead” who had been to the Manchester arena to watch Iron Maiden a week before Martyn – a Coronation Street superfan described by one friend as a “one-man hen party” – went to see Ariana Grande.
  • (19) Grainge was bullish that the enforced asset sale – which will include EMI operations in nine European countries and labels such as Chrysalis, Mute and Sanctuary, home to artists including Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode and Iron Maiden respectively – will draw premium bids and that Universal will not lose out by offloading them.
  • (20) Tracing would be easier and less expensive if standard identifying information, including maiden name, social security number, and date of birth, were included in the medical records for all women.