maidlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪdlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdlᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maid n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < maid n.¹ + -less suffix.

Lacking a maidservant or maidservants.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [adjective] > without a maid

maidless1851

1851 E. S. Wortley Trav. in U.S. I. xiii. 136 We arrived at the house, maidless, trunkless, and carpet-bag-less.

1892 C. M. Yonge That Stick I. xi. 117 My Lady could not well be allowed to go maidless.

1909 Daily Chron. 19 Aug. 7/3 The clever housekeeper knows the value of saying to the cook—or family, if maidless—‘It is going to be so hot that we'll have cold meals.’

1926 Public Opinion 23 Apr. 410/3 The maidless mother is the chief victim of the storm.

1973 Sci. Amer. June 10/1 My outside interests are those one acquires in raising four children (a geologist, an astronomer, a mathematician and a violinist) and running a busy, exciting, maidless household.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maidless
释义	maidlessadj. Brit. /ˈmeɪdlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdlᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: maid n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < maid n.¹ + -less suffix. Lacking a maidservant or maidservants. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [adjective] > without a maid maidless1851 1851 E. S. Wortley Trav. in U.S. I. xiii. 136 We arrived at the house, maidless, trunkless, and carpet-bag-less. 1892 C. M. Yonge That Stick I. xi. 117 My Lady could not well be allowed to go maidless. 1909 Daily Chron. 19 Aug. 7/3 The clever housekeeper knows the value of saying to the cook—or family, if maidless—‘It is going to be so hot that we'll have cold meals.’ 1926 Public Opinion 23 Apr. 410/3 The maidless mother is the chief victim of the storm. 1973 Sci. Amer. June 10/1 My outside interests are those one acquires in raising four children (a geologist, an astronomer, a mathematician and a violinist) and running a busy, exciting, maidless household. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1851
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