Synonyms of maid

maid

noun

ˈmād 

1

as in housekeeper

a female domestic servant

hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born

Synonyms & Similar Words

• housekeeper
• housemaid
• maidservant
• charwoman
• handmaiden
• house girl
• biddy
• chambermaid
• skivvy
• wench
• char
• attendant
• nursemaid
• lady-in-waiting
• abigail
• domestic
• amah
• au pair
• ayah
• maid-in-waiting
• menial

2

as in girl

a young unmarried woman

a dance where the fair maids and handsome bucks of the village hoped to meet one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• girl
• maiden
• damsel
• demoiselle
• virgin
• miss
• sister
• debutante
• lass
• filly
• ingenue
• deb
• lassie
• chit
• senorita
• bird
• sheila
• mademoiselle
• colleen
• senhorita

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of maid

The person who started that rumor is the present-day, extremely status-conscious Queen Dowager (Our Unwritten Seoul’s Jang Young-nam), who is furious at the idea her husband would make a lowly maid a concubine. — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026

Meanwhile, Melissa Sondhi as her maid Lisette and Alex Taite as the poet Prunier have a little romantic escapade of their own going on. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Even actors whose roles have limited scope, like Zendaya, Nyong’o, Hawkins and Mia Goth as Penelope’s duplicitous maid, register as vital presences. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

This British drama series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026