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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
The room looked very nice, so clearly the maid had done her work.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
The leading occupations for immigrants in 2023 included manicurists, maids, housekeepers and roofers.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Climate & Environment ‘Drill baby drill’: Trump takes aim at clean energy, climate change and the environment on day one
Jan. 21, 2025
In Las Vegas, the 24-hour economy is fueled by everyone from wait staff and valet parkers to hotel maids and casino dealers, all of whom collect tips.
—Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
It was supposed to be Trismegistus, but the maid tasked with telling the curate got distracted and forgot all but the first syllable.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
The leading occupations for immigrants in 2023 included manicurists, maids, housekeepers and roofers.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Climate & Environment ‘Drill baby drill’: Trump takes aim at clean energy, climate change and the environment on day one
Jan. 21, 2025
In Las Vegas, the 24-hour economy is fueled by everyone from wait staff and valet parkers to hotel maids and casino dealers, all of whom collect tips.
—Will Weissert and Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
It was supposed to be Trismegistus, but the maid tasked with telling the curate got distracted and forgot all but the first syllable.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 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 2 Apr. 2025.
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