quean
quean · queans
A young woman, a girlA young woman, a girl; a daughter.
/kwiːn/
Meaning
2 senses(Scotland)A young woman, a girl; a daughter.
(archaic)A woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.
Origin
From Middle English quene (“young, robust woman”), from Old English cwene (“woman, femaleFrom Middle English quene (“young, robust woman”), from Old English cwene (“woman, female serf”), from Proto-West Germanic *kwenā, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ (“woman”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (“woman”). Doublet of gyne and queen.
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