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naid

naid is the archaic form of naiad.

Meaning of naiad

Noun

naiad (plural naiads or naiades)

  1. (Greek) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
    • A Naiad loved him, and forbade him to hold intercourse with any other woman under pain of loss of sight.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 230
  2. The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
    Synonyms:
    instar, larva, nymph
  3. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.
    Synonyms:
    water nymph

See all 4 meanings of naiad

Noun capitalized: NAID

NAID

  1. nonanemic iron deficiency
  2. network array of inexpensive disks
  3. National Association for Information Destruction

Forms of naid

pluralnaids
pluralnaides

Questions about naid

What does naid mean?
Naid means nonanemic iron deficiency.
What is naid the archaic form of?
Naid is the archaic form of naiad.
What part of speech is naid?
Naid is a noun.
What is the plural of naid?
The plural of naid is naids.

Words near naid in the dictionary

  1. naibour
  2. naibours
  3. naibs
  4. Naic
  5. naice
  6. naid
  7. naides
  8. naidid
  9. naidids
  10. naids
  11. Naidu

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