maid child en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maid children | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| maidchild | alternative | lexicographic | |
| maid-child | alternative | lexicographic |