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meid

/meɪt/

meid noun: a female domestic servant, usually non-white.

Noun

meid (plural meide)

  1. (South Africa, offensive) A female domestic servant, usually non-white.
  2. (South Africa, offensive) A black woman.

Forms of meid

pluralmeide

Origin of meid

Borrowed from Afrikaans meid, from English maid. Doublet of maid.

Words that rhyme with meid

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Questions about meid

What does meid mean?
Meid means a female domestic servant, usually non-white.
What part of speech is meid?
Meid is a noun.
How do you pronounce meid?
Meid is pronounced /meɪt/.
What is the plural of meid?
The plural of meid is meide.

Words near meid in the dictionary

  1. meibum
  2. meibutsu
  3. meicatalecticizant
  4. meicatalecticizants
  5. Meichuan
  6. meid
  7. meidan
  8. meidans
  9. meidaun
  10. meidauns
  11. meide

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