1
: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
2
a
b
: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work
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Examples of maid in a Sentence
She hired a maid to do the cleaning.
hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born
Recent Examples on the Web
Gentleman needs Sue to serve as Maud’s maid to complete the scheme, and so Sue goes off to the remote rural estate where Maud lives.
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Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
When the industry was still casting Black actors as maids and bellhops, Davis crafted an extraordinary pair of characters for himself, his partner, and teams of actors to come (though given the play’s long hibernation, not nearly enough of them).
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
As her mom struggled to make enough money as a maid to provide for her three children, Oprah was sent back and forth between her mom in Milwaukee and her dad in Tennessee.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
In the year to come, Pecker said the scheme netted the $30,000 buyout of a story a Trump Tower doorman was looking to sell, claiming Trump fathered an illegitimate girl with a maid at Trump Tower.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
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Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
When the industry was still casting Black actors as maids and bellhops, Davis crafted an extraordinary pair of characters for himself, his partner, and teams of actors to come (though given the play’s long hibernation, not nearly enough of them).
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
As her mom struggled to make enough money as a maid to provide for her three children, Oprah was sent back and forth between her mom in Milwaukee and her dad in Tennessee.
—Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
In the year to come, Pecker said the scheme netted the $30,000 buyout of a story a Trump Tower doorman was looking to sell, claiming Trump fathered an illegitimate girl with a maid at Trump Tower.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maid. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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