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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Diminutive Darcy Rose Byrnes makes for a terrific waif of a hotel maid, her presence central to the action.
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Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
His father was a bartender and his mother a hotel maid.
—Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
After The Jeffersons, Christiansen appeared in the final nine seasons of blockbuster drama Dallas as Teresa, the maid who took care of the Ewings.
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Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
His father was a bartender and his mother a hotel maid.
—Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
After The Jeffersons, Christiansen appeared in the final nine seasons of blockbuster drama Dallas as Teresa, the maid who took care of the Ewings.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Pacheco grew up in Eagle County’s Red Cliff, the son of a miner and hotel maid in a family of 10.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maid. Accessed 2 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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