メイドmeido

1. nounmaid
   メイドは客きゃくを一人一人ひとりひとり大声おおごえでとりついた。↗

   The maid announced each guest.

• Synonymお手伝いさんおてつだいさんCasualColloquial term for a woman hired to help around the house; 「メイド」 evokes a Western-style maid and can also mean a hotel room attendant.
• Synonym家政婦かせいふNeutralA job title for a woman who does housework for a household, common in both speech and writing; 「メイド」 leans toward the Western maid image.
• Synonym女中じょちゅうWrittenWritten, old-fashioned term for a live-in maid or a waitress at a ryokan or traditional restaurant, rarely used today; 「メイド」 is Western in flavor.
• Synonymお手伝いおてつだいNeutralMeans help or a helper, and can also mean a woman hired for housework; 「メイド」 refers specifically to a maid or hotel room attendant.
• Related小間使いこまづかいWrittenWritten term with an old-fashioned air for a personal maid who attends the master and handles small chores; 「メイド」 suggests a Western-style maid.
• Related下女げじょWrittenWritten, old term for a maid doing rough or menial work, with a derogatory nuance best avoided today; 「メイド」 is the Western-style word.
• Antonym主人しゅじんNeutralThe head of a household or an employer, the counterpart of the employed 「メイド」; also means a shop owner or one's husband.
• Antonym主あるじWrittenWritten word with a refined, literary flavor for the head of a family or one's employer, standing opposite 「メイド」.
• Antonymご主人様ごしゅじんさまFormalFormal honorific a servant uses for the master; maid cafés also address customers this way. Stands opposite 「メイド」.

Use 「メイド」 for a Western-style maid or a maid café, as in 「メイド喫茶」. For a helper hired for housework say 「お手伝いさん」 (colloquial) or 「家政婦」 (a job title, common in speech and writing); 「女中」 is an old word for a live-in maid or ryokan waitress. The antonym is 「ご主人様」, the formal address servants use and maid cafés use for customers.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （欧米おうべいの家庭かていなどの）お手伝てつだいさん。
2. ホテルの客室きゃくしつ係かかりの女性じょせい。