lady's maid
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lady's maid
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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When Alice Lockey, a well-read lady’s maid to an aristocrat, meets the bookish Charlie, a valet, the match seems meant to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
His father, Ernest, worked as a milkman while his mother, Ethel, had been a lady's maid before her marriage.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2022
"It's cyclical," explains star Raquel Cassidy, who plays a lady's maid in the franchise.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2022
Herbert George Wells was born in 1866 to an unsuccessful shopkeeper and a former lady’s maid.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021
She looked at Ash, who was closing the front door, and added, “Unfortunately you are not invited; my aunt already has a lady’s maid and you are not needed.”
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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