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
His wife was a personal maid/caretaker for a Navy family that retired in Coronado Village.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
According to The Providence Journal, Mae worked as a maid while Dan was a horse groomer.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
According to The Providence Journal, Mae worked as a maid while Dan was a horse groomer.
—Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 26 May 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 29 May. 2024.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
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: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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