1
: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
2
a
b
: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work
Examples of maid in a Sentence
She hired a maid to do the cleaning.
hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born
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In Banksy’s version, the maid is replaced by two men wearing hazmat suits and pushing a barrel of toxic waste.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Back at stately Beck Manor, Reacher finally gets to tuck into some of the Irish cook’s delicious stew and parler a little français with the French maid, who reveals that Beck has a mechanic on staff, too.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Almada’s mother worked as a maid, a nurse, and, eventually, a schoolteacher; her father had a full-time job painting signs for the municipal government.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Kim Min-hee as Lady Hideko, a Japanese heiress, and Kim Tae-ri as Sook-hee, the pickpocket hired by a nefarious man to convince Hideko to marry him while serving as her maid.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
Back at stately Beck Manor, Reacher finally gets to tuck into some of the Irish cook’s delicious stew and parler a little français with the French maid, who reveals that Beck has a mechanic on staff, too.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Almada’s mother worked as a maid, a nurse, and, eventually, a schoolteacher; her father had a full-time job painting signs for the municipal government.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
Kim Min-hee as Lady Hideko, a Japanese heiress, and Kim Tae-ri as Sook-hee, the pickpocket hired by a nefarious man to convince Hideko to marry him while serving as her maid.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for maid
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maid. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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