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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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Recent Examples of maid
As Cio-Cio-San’s maid Suzuki, Kayla Nanto was less matronly of presence and voice than some.
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026
Director Paul Feig's take on the story of a live-in maid hired to work for a wealthy family with a big secret has earned $400 million globally at the box office.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Doris and Ann, the family’s longtime upstairs-downstairs maids, were there too.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
Jol just wants to be an artist on the continent with his soul mate, the former lady’s maid.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026
Director Paul Feig's take on the story of a live-in maid hired to work for a wealthy family with a big secret has earned $400 million globally at the box office.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Doris and Ann, the family’s longtime upstairs-downstairs maids, were there too.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
Jol just wants to be an artist on the continent with his soul mate, the former lady’s maid.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for maid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maid
Noun
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Evelyn was out of work as a housekeeper for the duration of the war, when her employer, an elderly woman, left the country.—
Theia Chatelle,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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The housekeepers greet me with genuine care, the bartenders create cocktails with panache and smiles, and the doormen and women jauntily pose for pictures in their thick Batman-style winter cloaks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Schleifer and the Stallions boys and girls tennis teams concluded the season by sweeping the 2A state championships at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry near Orlando.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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In girls track, Montverde won 2A R2.—
Johnny Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Morse wheeled his runner back in seven days after a last-race maiden victory of five lengths on the Arkansas Derby undercard.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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