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as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born
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as in girl
a young unmarried woman
a dance where the fair maids and handsome bucks of the village hoped to meet one another
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Recent Examples of maid
The romantic/erotic adventure has ended, and now a maid appears.
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Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The room looked very nice, so clearly the maid had done her work.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
The maid at Bizarre Bazaar magnate Zachary Beck’s estate?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
Diminutive Darcy Rose Byrnes makes for a terrific waif of a hotel maid, her presence central to the action.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
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Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The room looked very nice, so clearly the maid had done her work.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
The maid at Bizarre Bazaar magnate Zachary Beck’s estate?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 13 Mar. 2025
Diminutive Darcy Rose Byrnes makes for a terrific waif of a hotel maid, her presence central to the action.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maid
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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