maid

noun

ˈmād 

1

old-fashioned + literary : an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin

2

a

: maidservant

b

: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work

Synonyms of maid

• 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

His painting shows a maid and two blue collar workers in the foreground with the modern city skyline behind them. —Noelle Alviz-Gransee march 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026

The maid, in Pistol’s chivalrous estimation, belonged to their lowly number. —Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026

Specifically, household staff like housekeepers, ladies' maids and valets. —Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026

Romance between restless second son Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha), the illegitimate daughter of an earl who comes to work as a maid for the Bridgerton family, bucked Regency-era societal conventions. —Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026

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