maid

noun

ˈmād 

1

: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin

2

a

: maidservant

b

: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work

Synonyms

• 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

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

Black fashion designer Reginald Thomas described growing up in Chicago as the son of a maid in the early 1960s. —Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025

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