Thesaurus results for MAID

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 The actress took to making videos of herself brushing and playing with her long hair while dressed as an elf, a maid or even Lavender Brown. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 Privacy is included with a chef, maid, butler, and handyman for any errands and such. — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Based on Freida McFadden’s bestselling novel, the sequel picks up as Sweeney’s Millie, who works as a live-in maid for wealthy families, takes a new job — this time keeping house for a woman she’s never allowed to see. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 If Lizzie is Cinderella, then actor Vicky Krieps’s Bridget Sullivan, the Bordens’ live-in maid, is her fairy godmother. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for maid

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Born in Mexico to a left-wing Catalan family, Adela’s spiritual and intellectual formation came from her grandparents, while her emotional nourishment was the realm of the housekeeper/nanny Paula (Teresita Sánchez).

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
The father put his daughter to bed and told his housekeeper he would be gone for a while.

— Matthew Herper, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

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Lastly, Sovereignty broke his maiden in his third start as a two-year-old and won the Kentucky Derby in his third start last year, followed by his three wins at Saratoga last summer.

— Geoff Clark, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Skinner’s side reached the quarter-finals in their 2025-26 maiden Champions League campaign but failed to qualify for Europe this term after the depth of their squad was exposed amid a busy season.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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