serving maidn.

Brit.

/ˈsəːvɪŋ meɪd/, U.S.

/ˈsərvɪŋ ˌmeɪd/

Forms: see serving adj. and maid n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: serving adj., maid n.¹

Etymology: < serving adj. + maid n.¹ Compare earlier maiden-servant n. at maiden n. and adj. Compounds 1b, maidservant n., servant maid n., and also earlier serving-woman n.

Now chiefly historical.

A woman or girl who serves; a female servant or attendant; a maid, a maidservant. Cf. servant maid n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl

maidenOE

schelchenec1000

womanOE

maidc1300

ancillec1366

wench1380

child-womana1382

maidservanta1382

serving-womana1398

servantessa1425

servant maid?a1450

woman servant1450

servitrice1477

administress1483

ministressa1500

serving maid?1529

maiden-servant1533

servitrix1566

miskin-fro1585

servant girl1658

girl1668

necessary womanc1689

scout1708

servitress1827

ancilla1871

?1529 R. Hyrde tr. J. L. Vives Instr. Christen Woman ii. x. sig. i.iv^v Let the seruynge maydes neither saye nor do any thyng, whereof the good wyfe of the house or her daughters may take any example of yll.

1627 J. C. Fursdon tr. R. Smith Life Visctess. Montague vi. 16 On working dayes, she had her head dressed with plaine linnen, couered with an ordinary Hat, vsed in England commonly, by seruing-Maydes.

1702 Post-Angel July 1 He had entertain'd so strong a Passion for his Father's Serving Maid, that he Married her without the Consent of Parents.

1796 J. Fitchett Bewsey 10 A serving maid, with pious guile, Bore in her apron, artfully conceal'd, The infant heir.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood iv. 22 His serving-maid entering, and announcing ‘Mr. Jasper is come, sir’.

1949 Courier-Crescent (Orrville, Ohio) 21 Feb. 6/3 The serving maids pass at the close of the meal a great silver bowl.

2015 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 21 Mar. 8 When customers requested ale, the serving maids fetched it from the cellar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	serving maid
释义	serving maidn. Brit. /ˈsəːvɪŋ meɪd/, U.S. /ˈsərvɪŋ ˌmeɪd/ Forms: see serving adj. and maid n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: serving adj., maid n.¹ Etymology: < serving adj. + maid n.¹ Compare earlier maiden-servant n. at maiden n. and adj. Compounds 1b, maidservant n., servant maid n., and also earlier serving-woman n. Now chiefly historical. A woman or girl who serves; a female servant or attendant; a maid, a maidservant. Cf. servant maid n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl maidenOE schelchenec1000 womanOE maidc1300 ancillec1366 wench1380 child-womana1382 maidservanta1382 serving-womana1398 servantessa1425 servant maid?a1450 woman servant1450 servitrice1477 administress1483 ministressa1500 serving maid?1529 maiden-servant1533 servitrix1566 miskin-fro1585 servant girl1658 girl1668 necessary womanc1689 scout1708 servitress1827 ancilla1871 ?1529 R. Hyrde tr. J. L. Vives Instr. Christen Woman ii. x. sig. i.iv^v Let the seruynge maydes neither saye nor do any thyng, whereof the good wyfe of the house or her daughters may take any example of yll. 1627 J. C. Fursdon tr. R. Smith Life Visctess. Montague vi. 16 On working dayes, she had her head dressed with plaine linnen, couered with an ordinary Hat, vsed in England commonly, by seruing-Maydes. 1702 Post-Angel July 1 He had entertain'd so strong a Passion for his Father's Serving Maid, that he Married her without the Consent of Parents. 1796 J. Fitchett Bewsey 10 A serving maid, with pious guile, Bore in her apron, artfully conceal'd, The infant heir. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood iv. 22 His serving-maid entering, and announcing ‘Mr. Jasper is come, sir’. 1949 Courier-Crescent (Orrville, Ohio) 21 Feb. 6/3 The serving maids pass at the close of the meal a great silver bowl. 2015 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 21 Mar. 8 When customers requested ale, the serving maids fetched it from the cellar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1529
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