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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
Las Vegas’ 24-hour economy is fueled by the hospitality and service industries, where everyone from restaurant waiters to valet parkers to hotel maids relies on gratuities.
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Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Diminutive Darcy Rose Byrnes makes for a terrific waif of a hotel maid, her presence central to the action.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
His father was a bartender and his mother a hotel maid.
—Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
After The Jeffersons, Christiansen appeared in the final nine seasons of blockbuster drama Dallas as Teresa, the maid who took care of the Ewings.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Diminutive Darcy Rose Byrnes makes for a terrific waif of a hotel maid, her presence central to the action.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
His father was a bartender and his mother a hotel maid.
—Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
After The Jeffersons, Christiansen appeared in the final nine seasons of blockbuster drama Dallas as Teresa, the maid who took care of the Ewings.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 18 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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