noun
Meaning 1
A young female human; a girl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Phrase guide
maid child
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History
Etymology
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.