Thesaurus results for MAID

maid

noun

ˈmād

Definition of maid

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 The piece was presented by Queen Anne to her maid-of-honour, Lady Elizabeth Russell, who married Peter Bowlby circa 1750. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026 Co-showrunner Sonja Warfield worked with creator Julian Fellowes to build up to this moment after Bertha’s new French lady’s maid caught Marian and Larry kissing in Season 3. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026 He’s constantly getting tangled in its mechanical pop-up footrest; his maid, Toinette (Rachel Bloom, surprisingly unshowy here), must unstick him. — New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Adelaide said, with a vehemence that frightened Masha, the maid trying to spoon medicine into her clenched mouth. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maid

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Noun

Jenner was first sued by former members of her staff in April, when another former housekeeper, Angelica Hernandez Vasquez, alleged she was discriminated against.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026
Her father was a saxophonist during the big-band era and her mother was a housekeeper.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

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Noun

Santa Margarita’s domination in high school girls golf continued Monday, with the Eagles winning the Southern Section Division 1 team title by four strokes over Orange Lutheran at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Track Pants Want to get in on the cool-girl pants trend backed by PEOPLE writers and A-listers like Jennifer Lawrence?

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

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So, about a year into his professional career, Brennan had already earned a PGA Tour membership, and less than a year on from that maiden victory, he's earned two more wins.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

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