Maid

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Meaning

girl, maiden, virgin

Frequency

C2
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maɪ̯t/
Etymology

From Middle High German mait, meit, contracted form of OHG maget, thus a doublet of Magd (“maid”). Cognates with Dutch meid, maagd, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.

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