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maid-child

maid-child is the alternative spelling of maid child.

Meaning of maid child

Noun

maid child (plural maid children)

  1. (archaic) A young female human; a girl.
    • But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 12:5

Forms of maid-child

pluralmaid-children

Questions about maid-child

What is maid-child the alternative spelling of?
Maid-child is the alternative spelling of maid child.

Words near maid-child in the dictionary

  1. maid of honour
  2. maid of honour tart
  3. maid of honour tarts
  4. maid of Kent
  5. maid's hair
  6. maid-child
  7. maid-children
  8. maid-in-waiting
  9. maid-of-all-work
  10. maid-of-honor tart
  11. maid-of-honor tarts

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