1
: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
2
a
b
: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work
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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Later, a tracking shot outside the Bennets’ house at night glides from window to window, glimpsing the parents, then the sisters in their rooms, and also one of the maids walking up a flight of stairs singing a love song to herself.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Last month, four Ugandan women in maids’ uniforms sent a video plea to an aid group, saying that they had been detained for six months in Saudi Arabia.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
According to Mock, your professional maid service will not have the proper tools to safely remove excessive mold issues.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
He’s shown sitting in an armchair next to his similarly dressed daughter, who is giving him a handful of flowers; just behind them is a maid placing a basket of fruit.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Last month, four Ugandan women in maids’ uniforms sent a video plea to an aid group, saying that they had been detained for six months in Saudi Arabia.
—Kiana Hayeri, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2025
According to Mock, your professional maid service will not have the proper tools to safely remove excessive mold issues.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
He’s shown sitting in an armchair next to his similarly dressed daughter, who is giving him a handful of flowers; just behind them is a maid placing a basket of fruit.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maid
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maid. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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