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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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Providing additional comic and vocal support were Craig Colclough as the scheming Don Basilio, Tasha Hoduao Koontz as Bartolo’s disapproving maid Berta and Joseph Calzada as Fiorello.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Nelly herself is heavily reinterpreted by Fennell, imagined in this film as the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat who serves as Cathy’s maid; the film also runs with modern readings of her character as a more proactive meddler in the doomed love between the main characters.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
In one scene, Cathy asks her longtime maid, Nelly, to pull her corset tighter as a sort of self-punishment, and as her skin curled grotesquely beneath the corset strings onscreen, an older couple stood up and left the theater.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
And same goes for Hong Chau’s Nelly (played in youth by Vy Nguyen), Cathy’s live-in maid and best friend, also a white character who is now reimagined as Asian.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
Nelly herself is heavily reinterpreted by Fennell, imagined in this film as the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat who serves as Cathy’s maid; the film also runs with modern readings of her character as a more proactive meddler in the doomed love between the main characters.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
In one scene, Cathy asks her longtime maid, Nelly, to pull her corset tighter as a sort of self-punishment, and as her skin curled grotesquely beneath the corset strings onscreen, an older couple stood up and left the theater.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
And same goes for Hong Chau’s Nelly (played in youth by Vy Nguyen), Cathy’s live-in maid and best friend, also a white character who is now reimagined as Asian.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 12 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maid
Noun
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Among the witnesses who will likely be called to testify are a housekeeper who claims to have sold fentanyl to Richins on three occasions and the man with whom Richins was allegedly having an affair.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Each villa at this 2,200-acre seaside property outside Montego Bay comes with dedicated staff—including a butler, chef, and housekeeper—giving it a home-away-from-home feel.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The siblings all had children, three little girls among them.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Visitors include couples on weekend getaways, friend groups on girls trips, and locals wanting a taste of their city's newest hotspot.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Whatever the case may be, three-quarters of a century on from that maiden trip, Calvi remains a quiet, sunny town.—
Rob Crossan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Nearly 100 people have flown on the rocket since Bezos himself boarded New Shepard for its maiden crewed spaceflight in July 2021, including celebrities like actor William Shatner and musical artist Katy Perry.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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