Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)A young female human; a girl.

Origin

From Middle English mayde child, maide child, maide-child, maide childe, maidechilde, mayd

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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Forms

plural: maid children

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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