\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}.