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maids

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/meɪdz/ · maids

Female domestic servant.

Meanings

nounformal

Female domestic servant.

عورت جو گھریلو خدمت کرتی ہے۔

نوکرانی

nokarani

Formal: خادمہ

Synonyms

servanthelperdomestic workerخادمہمددگارنوکر

Antonyms

masteremployerمالکنفس

Common Collocations

  • house maids
  • servant maids
  • live-in maids

Example Sentences

The maids cleaned the house every day.

نوکرانی روزانہ گھر صاف کرتی تھیں۔

nokarani rozana ghar saaf karti thin.

She employed a few maids to help with the chores.

اس نے کچھ نوکرانیوں کو کاموں میں مدد کے لئے رکھا۔

us ne kuch nokaraniyon ko kaamon mein madad ke liye rakha.

The hotel has over twenty maids working daily.

ہوٹل میں روزانہ بیس سے زائد نوکرانیاں کام کرتی ہیں۔

hotel mein rozana bees se zayad nokaraniyan kaam karti hain.

Easily Confused With

maids vs. made:Maid refers to a female domestic worker, while made is the past tense of make.

Word Family

maid
nounنوکرانی
maiden
nounکنواری
maidservant
nounخادم

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'maids' as helpers in daily domestic activities.

Picture a woman in an apron cleaning a room.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

کیا غم کی نوکرانی ہو سکتی ہے؟

Kya gham ki nokarani ho sakti hai?

Can there be a maid of sorrow?

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

نوکر بھی خوش ہو تو کام کرنے میں مزہ آتا ہے۔

Nokar bhi khush ho to kaam karne mein maza aata hai.

Even a servant enjoys work when he is happy.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "mægden" — young woman, maiden

First known use: 12th century

The word has evolved from Old English, referring to young women and gradually adopted the meaning of female domestic workers.