maid vs damsel

maid and damsel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maid	Yes	No	No	No
damsel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, damsel is a hyponym of maid; that is, damsel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maid:

Other hyponyms of maid include damoiselle, damosel, damozel, demoiselle.

maid (noun)	damsel (noun)
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)	a young unmarried woman
a female domestic