maid

noun

\ ˈmād

Definition of maid

1 : an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin

2a : maidservant

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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His mother worked for the Hopes as a maid for 34 years. — Tina Daunt, latimes.com, "9 things you should know about the Bob Hope house in Palm Springs — and its restoration," 6 June 2019 Much like the relationship dynamic in the Fifty Shades erotica series, E.L. explained that this new story follows a powerful, aristocratic man falling for his maid, Alessia (only this time, there are no red rooms of pain, restraints, and whips). — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'The View' Co-Star Joy Behar Revealed Her 'Fifty Shades' Fantasy and Meghan McCain Lost It," 1 May 2019 Brianna’s maid, Lizzie, says immediately after the assault. — Wendy Naugle, Glamour, "What Outlander Finally Gets Right About Rape This Season," 7 Jan. 2019 Titled Keep It Spotless, the work was originally a Damien Hirst painting, which Banksy spray-painted over with a hotel maid, seen pulling up Hirst’s piece to sweep. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Banksy Sold an Artwork for $1.4 Million at Sotheby’s—Then It Self-Destructed," 6 Oct. 2018 O’Rourke’s mother, Melissa, says her son, the eldest of three kids, became fluent in Spanish listening to household maids and Mexican friends. — Will Weissert, The Seattle Times, "The Origin Story: A blind date, a border and Beto O’Rourke," 29 Mar. 2019 Since there weren't a huge number of women who had come before her to look up to in STEM, Dr. Uhlenbeck maid attention to women who'd pioneered other fields for inspiration. — Glamour, "Meet Karen Uhlenbeck, The First Woman to Ever Win the ‘Nobel Prize of Math’," 22 Mar. 2019 No maid was ever transformed into a princess by a fairy godmother and a pair of glass shoes that fit just so. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Gritty’s evolution from googly-eyed hockey mascot to meme to leftist avatar, explained," 24 Dec. 2018 At the Menger Hotel, guests have reported sightings of a former hotel maid named Sally White, roaming the hallways while carrying a stack of towels. — Condé Nast Traveler, "8 Most Haunted Cities In America and Why You Should Visit," 18 Oct. 2018

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