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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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The versatility of her performances, from comedy to drama, from maids to stalkers, is a testament to her skill.
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Niellah Arboine, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Coward also pokes fun at the power struggle between the upper and lower classes as Julia tries and fails to keep the help, the officious maid Saunders (a hilarious turn by Cindy Goldfield), in her place.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
In the show’s fourth season, Gretchen Rossi had a garage sale, Keough went shopping with her daughter at H&M (oh, the shame!), and Tamra Judge had to fire her maid.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
In both time periods, Campbell plays the help: the nurse in 1976 and, in 1955, a maid actually named Biddy.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Niellah Arboine, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Coward also pokes fun at the power struggle between the upper and lower classes as Julia tries and fails to keep the help, the officious maid Saunders (a hilarious turn by Cindy Goldfield), in her place.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
In the show’s fourth season, Gretchen Rossi had a garage sale, Keough went shopping with her daughter at H&M (oh, the shame!), and Tamra Judge had to fire her maid.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
In both time periods, Campbell plays the help: the nurse in 1976 and, in 1955, a maid actually named Biddy.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Maid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maid. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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