maid

noun

ˈmād How to pronounce maid (audio)
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1
: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
2
a
: maidservant
b
: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work

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She hired a maid to do the cleaning. hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born
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The room looked very nice, so clearly the maid had done her work. — 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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Etymology

Middle English maide, short for maiden

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of maid was in the 13th century

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maid

noun
ˈmād How to pronounce maid (audio)
1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially : maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant

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