1
: 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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When Davina goes out to fetch her, Julia is worried that Lovat is going to try the ol’ sneak-attack-wedding maneuver, but the maid reassures her that’s not the case.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Mock, your professional maid service will not have the proper tools to safely remove excessive mold issues.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Mock, your professional maid service will not have the proper tools to safely remove excessive mold issues.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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 18 Sep. 2025.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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