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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
Now footsteps are heard rushing up from the floor below, and Varsha is soon surrounded by her aunt’s retinue of maids and household staff.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The festival is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is said to have played pranks by splashing maids with water and colors.
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Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
It is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who played pranks splashing maids with water and colors.
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Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Doris and Ann, the family’s longtime upstairs-downstairs maids, were there too.
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Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
Roughly 82% of the Bay Area’s maids and housekeepers are immigrants, and close to 40% of the total are undocumented.
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Sara Dinatale,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 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.
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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.
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Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
The festival is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is said to have played pranks by splashing maids with water and colors.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
It is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who played pranks splashing maids with water and colors.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
The ladies Carnarvon, their daughters, and their guests—not to mention the governesses, maids, and cooks?
—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
Doris and Ann, the family’s longtime upstairs-downstairs maids, were there too.
—
Jennifer Cannon,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
Roughly 82% of the Bay Area’s maids and housekeepers are immigrants, and close to 40% of the total are undocumented.
—
Sara Dinatale,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maids
Noun
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Some families even bring their housekeepers, presumably to clean up all of the empty soy sauce packets.
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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.
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While the boys participated in the challenge with six new girls over in Casa Amor, the other female Islanders were left in the villa watching the action unfold on-screen — and wondering where their men were.
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Like Lilith Fair, there will be a strong philanthropic element with net proceeds from the festival benefiting nonprofit organizations dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls.
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
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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.
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“Maids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maids. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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