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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One former chef later told federal investigators how Epstein would take a girl to his master bedroom every hour, and after his massage, the maids would go make the bed and clean up.
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Their friendship is put to the test when Ayman meets Sara, the daughter of a wealthy family, for whom his mother works as a maid.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
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
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Their friendship is put to the test when Ayman meets Sara, the daughter of a wealthy family, for whom his mother works as a maid.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
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
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 15 Mar. 2026.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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