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Recent Examples of maidservant The enterprising maidservant followed him into a shop. John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Julia, who was already pregnant with her and Henry’s second child, is forced to work as a maidservant for the reprehensible Lord Lovat (Tony Curran), who happens to be the father of Brian. Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025 As Julia takes on the role of maidservant, Henry’s outlook is a bit different. Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Count Almaviva seeks to exercise droit du seigneur over his wife’s maidservant, Susanna, who is betrothed to his valet, Figaro. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025 If the apparent maidservant was actually a man committing fornication that might lead to another servant’s falling pregnant, then Hall was a materially destabilizing influence in the community. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Sullivan was an Irish immigrant who had been working as a maid for the Bordens for more than two years.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Communications via AP Hines stabbed Jenkins to death while the 54-year-old was working as a motel maid in Kingston Springs.
    CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Maidservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maidservant. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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