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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 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 The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health. — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026 In 1895 the first major addition was completed, a project that included reconfiguring the downstairs to allow for a larger dining room and a new maid’s room. — River Davies, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026 Beyreuther came to the United States from Germany as a live-in maid 16 years ago. — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for maid

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But Sunchine’s housekeepers spent their shifts at The Club cleaning hundreds of Airbnb units rather than common areas, according to homeowners.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Saar took a smiling mammy figure and replaced the pencil a Black housekeeper would have used for her client’s grocery list with a rifle and grenade.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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In 2013, four researchers from Terre des Hommes Netherlands posed as pre-pubescent Filipino girls on 19 different online chat forums.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026
These women and girls did not choose their circumstances, and the law should not compound their trauma.

— Eric "Doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Definition of girl

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The heartbreak of falling just short of her maiden maiden title was visibly heavy on Muchová during the trophy ceremony.

— Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Of course, Ash has to defeat plenty of Deadites along the way, all while falling in love with the beautiful maiden Sheila (Embeth Davidtz).

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026

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