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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
Take me, said the pretty maid, To the shore of faithfulness
Where love endures forever.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
There are letters and gifts given to the house’s maids, butler and gardener.
—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
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
There are letters and gifts given to the house’s maids, butler and gardener.
—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
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 3 Mar. 2025.
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