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
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There are letters and gifts given to the house’s maids, butler and gardener.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2025
It was meant to be a humorous examination of gender roles, and Torres played a mother named Solange and appeared in blackface as a maid named Dalva.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Latinos’ vulnerability is particularly evident in wealthier areas like Pacific Palisades, where many commute daily for household roles such as maids, housekeepers and home health aides.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
By the 1950s, the talented author who had worked with Langston Hughes and won a Guggenheim fellowship was struggling to make ends meet, working as a maid and taking other odd jobs.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2025
It was meant to be a humorous examination of gender roles, and Torres played a mother named Solange and appeared in blackface as a maid named Dalva.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Latinos’ vulnerability is particularly evident in wealthier areas like Pacific Palisades, where many commute daily for household roles such as maids, housekeepers and home health aides.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
By the 1950s, the talented author who had worked with Langston Hughes and won a Guggenheim fellowship was struggling to make ends meet, working as a maid and taking other odd jobs.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maid. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
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: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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