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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But Turtle Bay is no longer particularly desirable, nor are the exceptionally large, often outdated apartments in the building, which not infrequently have warrens of maids’ rooms and stodgy last-century décor (5,000-square-foot-plus five-bedrooms can be had for as little as $5.25 million).
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
Turner, Bertha's former lady's maid—following her husband's death.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
And wait… isn’t that Simon Fraser’s young maid and the Grants’ bladier?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Agnes is a young maid-of-honour, blonde, and agreeable.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
Turner, Bertha's former lady's maid—following her husband's death.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
And wait… isn’t that Simon Fraser’s young maid and the Grants’ bladier?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
Agnes is a young maid-of-honour, blonde, and agreeable.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maid
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The 1990s Father Ted comedy for the BBC centered on three misfit priests and their housekeepers on a remote Irish island.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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The children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and housekeepers will likely stay in smaller properties nearby.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Roald Dahl's beloved 1988 novel about a young girl named Matilda with telekinetic powers has gotten its fair share of adaptations over the years.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Loveland FoundationProvides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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Since breaking his maiden on the Jimmy Durante turf course at Del Mar on September 10, 2023, Formidable Man has reeled off five consecutive Stakes wins in his starts at the Seaside Oval.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Federico Chiesa earned cult hero status during his maiden campaign at Liverpool.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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