maid

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (dated, poetic) A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
  2. A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant).
  3. (archaic) A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.

Frequenza

B2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/meɪd/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English mayde, maide, abbreviation of Middle English maiden from Old English mæġden (Old English mǣden). Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs (“girl, virgin”).

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