1
: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
2
a
b
: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work
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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His mother worked as a maid to support him and his three sisters.
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News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2025
She has been depicted in numerous film, television and theater adaptations, most recently in Lifetime’s The Lizzie Borden Chronicles starring Christina Ricci as Borden, and the 2018 feature film Lizzie starring Chloë Sevigny as the title character and Kristen Stewart as a maid.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Hewitt had a hard time finding the right tone for her character’s cartoonish sexuality — blowing Liotta underneath a desk or wearing a French maid’s outfit and rubbing Hackman’s lap.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 July 2025
We were once promised self-driving cars and robot maids.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2025
She has been depicted in numerous film, television and theater adaptations, most recently in Lifetime’s The Lizzie Borden Chronicles starring Christina Ricci as Borden, and the 2018 feature film Lizzie starring Chloë Sevigny as the title character and Kristen Stewart as a maid.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 July 2025
Hewitt had a hard time finding the right tone for her character’s cartoonish sexuality — blowing Liotta underneath a desk or wearing a French maid’s outfit and rubbing Hackman’s lap.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 July 2025
We were once promised self-driving cars and robot maids.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 June 2025
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 21 Aug. 2025.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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