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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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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
Black fashion designer Reginald Thomas described growing up in Chicago as the son of a maid in the early 1960s.
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Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
But Turtle Bay is no longer particularly desirable, nor are the exceptionally large, often outdated apartments in the building, which not infrequently have warrens of maids’ rooms and stodgy last-century décor (5,000-square-foot-plus five-bedrooms can be had for as little as $5.25 million).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
Turner, Bertha's former lady's maid—following her husband's death.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Agnes is a young maid-of-honour, blonde, and agreeable.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
But Turtle Bay is no longer particularly desirable, nor are the exceptionally large, often outdated apartments in the building, which not infrequently have warrens of maids’ rooms and stodgy last-century décor (5,000-square-foot-plus five-bedrooms can be had for as little as $5.25 million).
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2025
Turner, Bertha's former lady's maid—following her husband's death.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
Agnes is a young maid-of-honour, blonde, and agreeable.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maid
Noun
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The first glimpse of the movie showed Nina interviewing Millie for a live-in housekeeper job at the family's gorgeous mansion.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other things to take a look at include light switches and clocks, says Denise Perry, executive housekeeper at the Brenton Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the French prefer a form-fitting (not skin-tight) look like this flattering knit midi dress from Parisian cool-girl label Rouje.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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So massive thanks to the guys and girls.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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For Burna Boy, his maiden top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs comes via his second appearance.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
17 Sep. 2025
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American teen Iva Jovic became the youngest champion on the women’s tennis tour this season after the 17-year-old won her maiden singles title at the Guadalajara Open.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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