Maid - The difference between ungmö and piga?

[John Anderson]

Is there any difference?
 
Thank you in advance,
 
John

[Anna Martinsson]

Piga is a female farm help , ungmö is a girl or older woman who is unmarried. My english is not good but perhaps maiden is a better word for ungmö.

[Ann Little]

Hi again John,
 
I would just like to point out that 'piga', which is 'maid' in English, does not necessarily mean that the girl/woman worked on a farm. Also, that 'piga' was the term used in the past to describe an unmarried girl/ woman; usually of the lower classes.
 
Kind regards,
Ann

[John Anderson]

Thank you Anna and Ann.  I have several ancestors that were referred to as ungmö in the records.  That clarifies that they were unmarried women (single), and not necessarily maids as in house help.
 
Gratefully,
 
John

[Olle Andersson]

Addition to ungmö:
 
Another translation is spinster.  
 
However I believe this word often refers to an older unmarried woman. E.g. not necessarily a maiden.

[John Anderson]

Thanks Ollie,
 
I think the closest approximation we would have in America to ungmö would be bachelorette, the feminine version of bachelor.
 
John