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
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Zach Tuggle, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Her mother was a maid who worked at one time for legendary actress Lucille Ball.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Louise, a former anchoress, is her humble, tyrannical maid.
—Hervé Guibert, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
Marta lives in the titular hotel with her mother, who is a maid there.
—Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for maid
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maid. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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