1
: an unmarried girl or woman especially when young : virgin
2
a
b
: a woman or girl employed to do domestic work
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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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On another occasion, the members of Lynch Mob were having drinks with their girlfriends and wives at a bar connected to a big hotel resort near the Scottsdale airport when a fight broke out involving some off-duty maids.
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2024
The stunning hair accessories nodded to the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth, looking similar to the ones worn by the late Queen's maids at her crowning.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2024
The stunning hair accessories nodded to the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth, looking similar to the ones worn by the late Queen's maids at her crowning.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
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 18 May. 2024.
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maid
noun1
: an unmarried girl or woman
especially
: maiden entry 1
2
: a female servant
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