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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Usher is a role akin to a general manager of the building, overseeing everything from food service to construction and managing a staff of about 90, including butlers, maids, housekeepers, chefs, curators and engineers.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
The pair get separated, of course, with Julia ending up a serving maid in the house of Jamie’s dad, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy).
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
The renovation is also now 30 years old and, according to a broker who toured the property, was never fully completed, with maids’ rooms upstairs and portions of the home used as offices under Roberts’s ownership.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
The two actors discussed a description of Tartuffe given in the play by Dorine, the maid.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
The pair get separated, of course, with Julia ending up a serving maid in the house of Jamie’s dad, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy).
—Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
The renovation is also now 30 years old and, according to a broker who toured the property, was never fully completed, with maids’ rooms upstairs and portions of the home used as offices under Roberts’s ownership.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
The two actors discussed a description of Tartuffe given in the play by Dorine, the maid.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maid. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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