Word: maidservant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: maid
serv
ant
Definition: A female servant; a maid.
Morphemes:
Affix: maid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
Affix: serve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: serviō
Language: la
Decoded: servio
Meaning: be a slave; serve
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The agent noun derived from verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.