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as in housekeepers
a female domestic servant
hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born
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as in girls
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 maids
But the bar maids rallied together and eventually won their fight.
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The movie does attempt to gesture at class and race as thematic underpinnings (the maids trapped in The Virgil are mostly non-white, while the villains are rich Caucasians), but like the story and action at large, these go pretty much nowhere, and feel like obligatory symbols.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
One former chef later told federal investigators how Epstein would take a girl to his master bedroom every hour, and after his massage, the maids would go make the bed and clean up.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Specifically, household staff like housekeepers, ladies' maids and valets.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
As such, maids' uniforms, livery, and everything in between were top of mind for the hair, makeup, and costume teams this season, as an entirely new cast of characters had to be outfitted in the Regency style of the servant class—especially in Part 2 of the season, which drops February 26.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
As teens, boys apprenticed on farms or with artisans, and girls as dairy maids.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Some seeds, like those of red maids, soaproot, mariposa lily, island manzanita and chamise, are called fire-followers and need heat or smoke of fire to germinate.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
But Season Four takes viewers to lower-class settings like the bars where scullery maids and footmen relax, the markets where house staff shop, even the secret drawing rooms where servants eat their breakfast and discuss town gossip.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
The movie does attempt to gesture at class and race as thematic underpinnings (the maids trapped in The Virgil are mostly non-white, while the villains are rich Caucasians), but like the story and action at large, these go pretty much nowhere, and feel like obligatory symbols.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
One former chef later told federal investigators how Epstein would take a girl to his master bedroom every hour, and after his massage, the maids would go make the bed and clean up.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Specifically, household staff like housekeepers, ladies' maids and valets.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
As such, maids' uniforms, livery, and everything in between were top of mind for the hair, makeup, and costume teams this season, as an entirely new cast of characters had to be outfitted in the Regency style of the servant class—especially in Part 2 of the season, which drops February 26.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
As teens, boys apprenticed on farms or with artisans, and girls as dairy maids.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Some seeds, like those of red maids, soaproot, mariposa lily, island manzanita and chamise, are called fire-followers and need heat or smoke of fire to germinate.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
But Season Four takes viewers to lower-class settings like the bars where scullery maids and footmen relax, the markets where house staff shop, even the secret drawing rooms where servants eat their breakfast and discuss town gossip.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maids
Noun
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During turndown, housekeepers leave artisanal soap and sachets of lavender instead of the standard chocolates on the pillow.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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The union represents about 1,700 workers at Northwestern Memorial, including dietary workers, housekeepers and patient care technicians, among others.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Detectives said two girls accepted the ride and told the suspect their destination.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Boys Town organization has opened various locations around the country and began admitting girls to its residential programs in 1979.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The 2026 Miss Smiling Irish Eyes is Molly McKenna, and the court maidens Kennedy Kuntz and Sidney Hoover.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Maids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maids. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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