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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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Recent Examples of maid
Adding insult to injury, Hasna accuses Meriem of using her body to get a cushier, better paying job as maid inside the boss’ luxurious home.
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Jay Weissberg, Variety, 19 May 2026
The maid/matron of honor do not count in this equation.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Bit by bit, the story’s most salacious scenes are re-enacted on stage by Gianina (Ana Dumitrașcu), who is very much not an actress, but rather a migrant maid from Romania, hired for this amateur production at the behest of her employers.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Around a century ago, in New York, a white starlet named Irene Delroy got a hot tip from her maid, who was Black.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
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Jay Weissberg, Variety, 19 May 2026
The maid/matron of honor do not count in this equation.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Bit by bit, the story’s most salacious scenes are re-enacted on stage by Gianina (Ana Dumitrașcu), who is very much not an actress, but rather a migrant maid from Romania, hired for this amateur production at the behest of her employers.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Around a century ago, in New York, a white starlet named Irene Delroy got a hot tip from her maid, who was Black.
—Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maid
Noun
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In Dish Jockey, an etching from 1993, a harried woman in a bandanna (shades of Rosie the Riveter) scrubs dishes while an ensemble of Tinkerbell-like housekeepers complete other chores nearby.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Carmen Lauber, the Richins' housekeeper, is questioned by investigators.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Teen Choice Awards for her time as iconic mean girl Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Hester referred to Suski signing onto a friend of the court brief in support of a suit challenging West Virginia's law banning transgender girls from competing on female high school or college teams.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2026
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Ahead of a 2017 Formula E race in Berlin, Rosenqvist was excitedly laying plans for another IndyCar test with Ganassi after a maiden outing the previous year.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Many fans thought the original covers of Pratchett’s novels went too heavy on busty maidens and strapping men with big swords, undermining their literary merit, and a similar problem has beset the various screen adaptations from Sky and the BBC.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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