This paper deals with the position of Dubrovnik maids and their daily life in the Middle Ages. Using appropriate historiographic literature and published sources, the paper is designed to follow all the most interesting life stages of a maids. First of all, the contracts on entry into the service are described, as well as their daily life, which included numerous jobs that the maids was obliged to perform. The paper also mentions names for Dubrovnik maids, which were created based on various characteristics. The description of their life is provided by the chapter that deals with the food and clothing of the house servants. Furthermore, it is also mentioned the relationship between the master and the maids and master's illegitimate children, whose position differed from that of the master's legitimate children. Testaments are also mentioned, which reveal a lot about the private life of the employer and servant. The paper also deals with criminal processes that involved maids. Maids from Dubrovnik are mentioned in court proceedings as plaintiffs, defendants and as witnesses. Corporal punishments are also emphasized in the case of theft or letting people into the master's house. The difficult position in the household also contributes to the escape of maids before the end of the contract, and to marriage, which could end the service prematurely.