maid child

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A young female human; a girl.

Word forms

maid child maid children maid-child maidchild

Etymology

From Middle English mayde child, maide child, maide-child, maide childe, maidechilde, mayde childe, mayde-chyld, maydechylde. Compare Middle English maidenchild, from Old English mæġdenċild.

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