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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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Audiences caught a glimpse of child Bruce in the first film; Arthur was also teased to be his half-brother as his mother worked as a maid at the Wayne manor.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
In the depths of the Depression, the household employed a gardener, maid, and nanny.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
Linda enters the story as a temporary replacement for an injured maid, who’s her cousin.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
Sophie Baek has been forced to spend much of her life working as a maid for the most demanding employer in the ton.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
In the depths of the Depression, the household employed a gardener, maid, and nanny.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
Linda enters the story as a temporary replacement for an injured maid, who’s her cousin.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
Sophie Baek has been forced to spend much of her life working as a maid for the most demanding employer in the ton.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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