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maid child

maid child noun: a young female human; a girl.

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
alternative formmaid-child
alternative formmaidchild

Origin of maid child

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.

Questions about maid child

What does maid child mean?
Maid child means a young female human; a girl.
What part of speech is maid child?
Maid child is a noun.
What is the plural of maid child?
The plural of maid child is maid children.

Words near maid child in the dictionary

  1. maid
  2. maid cafe
  3. maid cafes
  4. maid café
  5. maid cafés
  6. maid child
  7. maid children
  8. Maid Marian
  9. maid of all work
  10. maid of honor
  11. maid of honor tart

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