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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
Though her identity is not at first known to Benedict, the woman turns out to be Sophie Baek, a secretive maid with big dreams.
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
Made at the height of her fame, this attempt at more dramatic material – the Jekyll-and-Hyde tale told from the perspective of the good doctor’s Irish maid, who begins to discover his secret — almost killed Roberts’s career.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
As such, the race is on to get these budding butlers, maids, and models into the workforce.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The cast also includes Rebecca Hall as Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby; Billie Lourd as Lizzie’s sister, Emma Borden; Jessica Barden as the Lizzie’s friend and actress Nance O’Neill; and Vicky Krieps as Bridget Sullvan, the family’s maid.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
Made at the height of her fame, this attempt at more dramatic material – the Jekyll-and-Hyde tale told from the perspective of the good doctor’s Irish maid, who begins to discover his secret — almost killed Roberts’s career.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
As such, the race is on to get these budding butlers, maids, and models into the workforce.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
The cast also includes Rebecca Hall as Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby; Billie Lourd as Lizzie’s sister, Emma Borden; Jessica Barden as the Lizzie’s friend and actress Nance O’Neill; and Vicky Krieps as Bridget Sullvan, the family’s maid.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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Satterfield, the Murdaugh family's longtime housekeeper, tragically died in February 2018 following a fall at the Murdaugh estate.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Brown’s description stands in stark contrast to the housekeeper’s own harrowing account of what happened.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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At age 15, she was shot in the face by the Taliban for advocating for girls' education in her home country of Pakistan.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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At the absolute minimum, Prince Andrew and others in Epstein’s orbit showed a pathological incuriosity about the young girls who surrounded him—and that is stretching good faith to its very limit.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
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As well, Lainey Wilson makes her maiden headlining appearance at Bridgestone Arena a day later.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 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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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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