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maid

noun

1
: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
2
b
: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work

Example Sentences

She hired a maid to do the cleaning. hired a maid to do the housework after the baby was born
Recent Examples on the Web The only person in the household who seems to have her head screwed on straight is Anne’s lusty maid, Petra (Sophie Mings). Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 It is accompanied by Mothering Sunday, a romantic period piece about a maid living in post-World War England, directed by Eva Husson and featuring Olivia Coleman and Colin Firth. Risa Sarachan, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 The trio move into a small flat with extended family, and Rose gets a job as a hotel maid. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 My grandma was a maid working at the Marriott hotels. Glamour, 20 May 2022 The atmosphere on campus is heavy with racist static: Gail discovers a ceramic mammy doll in the master’s house, and also an archival photo of an august white family with a Black maid in the background. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022 From friends and a maid who was a German national, Liddy developed a curiosity about German leader Adolf Hitler and was inspired by listening to Hitler's radio speeches in the 1930s. CBS News, 31 Mar. 2021 From friends and a maid who was a German national, Liddy developed a curiosity about German leader Adolf Hitler and was inspired by listening to Hitler's radio speeches in the 1930s. Will Lester, Star Tribune, 30 Mar. 2021 In an enjoyably exuberant performance, Hayes infuses life into this personal maid. Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English maide, short for maiden

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of maid was in the 13th century

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