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as in housekeeper
a female domestic servant
hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born
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as in girl
a young unmarried woman
a dance where the fair maids and handsome bucks of the village hoped to meet one another
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Recent Examples of maid
But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Galas’s maid, played by the essential Mary Testa, is a former opera star herself, one who makes ominous pronouncements of impending doom in between her dusting.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
At the moment of your arrival, a maid would take your coat to the second-floor cloakroom.
—Robert Khederian, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Galas’s maid, played by the essential Mary Testa, is a former opera star herself, one who makes ominous pronouncements of impending doom in between her dusting.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
At the moment of your arrival, a maid would take your coat to the second-floor cloakroom.
—Robert Khederian, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2025
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.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maid
Noun
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Their three children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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In one case, a hospital employee worked her way up from housekeeper to registrar to quality analyst.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Intruder by Freida McFadden When a hurricane bears down on her remote cabin, Casey discovers a bloodied, knife-wielding girl outside her window and reluctantly lets her in.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Poe transplanted the story to Paris, changed Mary’s name to Marie Rogêt and recast her as a perfume shop worker instead of a cigar girl.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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As well, Lainey Wilson makes her maiden headlining appearance at Bridgestone Arena a day later.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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For Burna Boy, his maiden top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs comes via his second appearance.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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