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title: maid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «maid» in the school dictionary: A maid is a woman whose job is to clean and do housework in a hotel or someone's house. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# maid

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** maid, job, bridesmaid, woman, old maid, hotel maid · **What happens:** be, do, help, not marry, see, clean · **To what, where:** woman, housework, hotel, girl, bride, wedding · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«maid» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [maid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/maid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A maid is a woman whose job is to clean and do housework in a hotel or someone's house.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:m1:1
# text = A maid is a woman whose job is to clean and do housework in a hotel or someone's house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
13	housework	housework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a maid | a woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | infinitive | job *not said here* | housework |  | a hotel or someone's house |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent housework=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A maid is a girl or young unmarried woman: «a fair maid».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:m2:1
# text = A maid is a girl or young unmarried woman: «a fair maid».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	unmarried	unmarried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a maid | a girl or young unmarried woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bridesmaid or maid of honour is a girl or woman who helps the bride at a wedding.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:m3:1
# text = A bridesmaid or maid of honour is a girl or woman who helps the bride at a wedding.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bridesmaid	bridesmaid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bridesmaid or maid of honour | a girl or woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | woman |  | the bride | a wedding |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bride=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An old maid is an older woman who has never married, a term that is now seen as old-fashioned and sometimes unkind.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:m4:1
# text = An old maid is an older woman who has never married, a term that is now seen as old-fashioned and sometimes unkind.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
18	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl:relcl	_	_
19	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	ccomp	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	25	advmod	_	_
25	unkind	unkind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a old maid | a older woman and a term |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **marry** | present · perfect · passive |  | a older woman and a term |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **see** | present · passive |  | a term |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hotel maid cleaned our room every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:x1:1
# text = The hotel maid cleaned our room every morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | past | the hotel maid | our room |  |  | morning |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent room=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old house, a maid lit the fires at dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:x2:1
# text = In the old house, a maid lit the fires at dawn.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lit	light	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **light** | past | a maid | the fires |  | the old house | dawn |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The milk maid carried two buckets on a pole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:x3:1
# text = The milk maid carried two buckets on a pole.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	buckets	bucket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the milk maid | two buckets |  | a pole |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucket=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister will be the maid of honour at the wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:x4:1
# text = My sister will be the maid of honour at the wedding.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | future | My sister | the maid |  | the wedding |  | of honour | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Maid Marian was Robin Hood's friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:x5:1
# text = Maid Marian was Robin Hood's friend.
1	Maid	Maid	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Marian	Marian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	Robin	Robin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Hood	Hood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Maid | Robin Hood's friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story tells of a poor maid who married a prince.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:x6:1
# text = The story tells of a poor maid who married a prince.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the story |  |  |  |  | of a poor maid | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **marry** | past | a poor maid | a prince |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Long ago, many girls went into service as maids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:x7:1
# text = Long ago, many girls went into service as maids.
1	Long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
2	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	maids	maid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | many girls |  |  | service |  | as maids; ago *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into service=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is the old maid thinking of?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:maid:x8:1
# text = What is the old maid thinking of?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the old maid |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | the old maid *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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