1
: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
2
a
b
: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Many work as cleaning staff for nearby embassies, drivers for diplomats, maids for the rich.
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Sameer Yasir Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Directed by Kim Ki-young, the film is a cautionary tale about the dangers of infidelity, following a couple that hires a maid to help around the house while the wife is pregnant, only to have the girl (Lee Eun-shim) destroy the family from the inside out.
—EW.com, 2 June 2024
After the infant Edgardo Mortara is secretly baptized by a devout maid in Bologna, Italy, the boy at age six is taken from his Jewish family to be raised Christian, according to Pope Pius XI’s edict to ensure the Church’s authority.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
His wife was a personal maid/caretaker for a Navy family that retired in Coronado Village.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
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Sameer Yasir Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Directed by Kim Ki-young, the film is a cautionary tale about the dangers of infidelity, following a couple that hires a maid to help around the house while the wife is pregnant, only to have the girl (Lee Eun-shim) destroy the family from the inside out.
—EW.com, 2 June 2024
After the infant Edgardo Mortara is secretly baptized by a devout maid in Bologna, Italy, the boy at age six is taken from his Jewish family to be raised Christian, according to Pope Pius XI’s edict to ensure the Church’s authority.
—Armond White, National Review, 31 May 2024
His wife was a personal maid/caretaker for a Navy family that retired in Coronado Village.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maid. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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