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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
Xue Ke does indeed discover the little maid she’s grown fond of is her daughter, and after several more episodes, this secret is found out by everyone in her household, causing an uproar.
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Karissa Chen, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
They get forced into prostitution and maid work — jobs that people in America don’t want.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Leaving the photo world, Phillip scrambles and finds the note, shoved into the middle of some stuff the maid tidied up.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The councils sprouted up throughout the U.S. and elsewhere, enabling members to organize the porters and maids more openly.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Woman alleges Smokey Robinson assault at singer's Las Vegas home Another woman who allegedly worked as a housekeeper for Robinson claimed the singer raped her during a work trip in the late 2000s.—
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Smokey, 85, is accused of harassing and assaulting four former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024, according to the suit.—
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The rocket's maiden voyage, designated TestFlight1, will be the first of several for the launch vehicle, as Gilmour Space qualifies its systems and propulsion technology.—
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That includes its two new cruise ships set for their maiden voyages later this year.—
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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