English → Latin
“maid, maiden” in Latin
puellagirl, lass, maiden (female child); sweetheart, mistress, beloved maiden; young woman, young wifevirgōa maiden, maid; an unmarried young woman or girl (typically nubile, i.e., of marriageable age and social status); a virgfamulusa servant, slaveancillamaid, slave-girl; handmaidencubiculāriusbedroom
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
maid, maiden s.
puella; virgo (a virgin). A little maid, puellula; virguncula: a grown-up maid, puella adulta; virgo: a pretty maid, puella lepida: he looks like a maid, puerili in ore est vultus virgineus (Ov., Met., 10, 631): a maid-servant, puella; famula (a waiting-maid); ancilla (a house-maid); cubicularia (a chamber-maid, Inscript.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for maid, maiden?
- The usual Latin words for “maid, maiden” are puella, virgō, famulus; also ancilla, cubiculārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.