1
old-fashioned + literary
: 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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But after Sophie’s father dies, she’s forced to become a maid herself by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026
As of now, Swifties theorize that the singer’s childhood best friend, Abigail Anderson Berard, will be the maid—actually matron—of honor.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 10 June 2026
Born in San Antonio to a mother who was a maid to his aristocratic father, who refused to claim him.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Among them was Viola Davis, who earned her second Oscar nomination for portraying Aibileen Clark, a maid working for a white family in the 1960s.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026
As of now, Swifties theorize that the singer’s childhood best friend, Abigail Anderson Berard, will be the maid—actually matron—of honor.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 10 June 2026
Born in San Antonio to a mother who was a maid to his aristocratic father, who refused to claim him.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 June 2026
Among them was Viola Davis, who earned her second Oscar nomination for portraying Aibileen Clark, a maid working for a white family in the 1960s.
—Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
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 13 Jun. 2026.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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