/ Dictionary / Index M maid-in-waiting: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: maid-in-wait•ing Pronunciation: (mād'in-wā'ting), [key] — pl. maids-in-wait•ing. an unmarried woman who serves as an attendant to a queen or princess; lady-in-waiting. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. maidhood Maid Marian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: impetuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language