maid

noun

ˈmād 

1

: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin

2

a

: maidservant

b

: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work

Synonyms

• housekeeper

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

But Turtle Bay is no longer particularly desirable, nor are the exceptionally large, often outdated apartments in the building, which not infrequently have warrens of maids’ rooms and stodgy last-century décor (5,000-square-foot-plus five-bedrooms can be had for as little as $5.25 million). —Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025

When Ellen doesn’t show up for dinner, her maid, Mrs. Fitzgibbons (!!), begrudgingly tells Colum and Dougal that there’s a rumor she’s been spotted with Malcolm Grant. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025

This includes roles like dishwashers, massage therapists, roofers, maids, and housekeeping cleaners. —Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 31 July 2025

Meanwhile, downstairs, another plot unfolds involving Christine’s maid, Lisette, who’s married to Robert’s gamekeeper, Schumacher. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English maide, short for maiden

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing maid

• maid-in-waiting
• maid of honor
• meter maid
• old maid
• sea-maid

Rhymes for maid

• aid
• aide
• bade
• blade
• braid
• clade
• dade
• fade
• flayed
• fraid
• frayed
• gade

Kids Definition

maid

noun

ˈmād 

1

: an unmarried girl or woman

especially : maiden entry 1

2

: a female servant