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maidless, a.|ˈmeɪdlɪs|
[f. maid n.1 + -less.]
Not having or without a maid-servant.
1892C. M. Yonge That Stick I. xi. 117 My Lady could not well be allowed to go maidless. 1909Daily 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.’ 1926Public Opinion 23 Apr. 410/3 The maidless mother is the chief victim of the storm. 1973Sci. 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. |
