"meid" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /mɛi̯t/ Audio: Nl-meid.ogg Forms: meiden [plural], meisje [diminutive, neuter], meiske [diminutive, neuter], meidje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯t Etymology: From Middle Dutch meit, variant of meget, from Old Dutch *megith, *magath, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs. Doublet of maagd. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|meit}} Middle Dutch meit, {{inh|nl|odt|*megith}} Old Dutch *megith, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*magaþs}} Proto-Germanic *magaþs, {{doublet|nl|maagd}} Doublet of maagd Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+|dim2=meiske|dim3=-je}} meid f (plural meiden, diminutive meisje n or meiske n or meidje n)
  1. girl, lass Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Children
    Sense id: en-meid-nl-noun-XYCBKS8C Disambiguation of Children: 71 2 28
  2. maid Tags: feminine Synonyms: deerne, dienstbode, dienstmaagd, dienstmeid
    Sense id: en-meid-nl-noun-dzEGcDva
  3. Commonly used as an address for female pets, especially female dogs. Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-meid-nl-noun-~ajF-gNg Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 24 5 1 1 14 28 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 6 0 0 14 26 28 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dienstmeid, huismeid, keukenmeid, meidengroep, meidenvenijn, meis, meisje, meisken, topmeid, wereldmeid

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dienstmeid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "huismeid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "keukenmeid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "meidengroep"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "meidenvenijn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "meis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "meisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "meisken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "topmeid"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wereldmeid"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "brc",
            "2": "meti"
          },
          "expansion": "Berbice Creole Dutch: meti",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: meti"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pey",
            "2": "meid"
          },
          "expansion": "Petjo: meid",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Petjo: meid"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "meit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch meit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*megith"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *megith",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*magaþs"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *magaþs",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "maagd"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of maagd",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch meit, variant of meget, from Old Dutch *megith, *magath, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs. Doublet of maagd.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meiden",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meisje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meiske",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meidje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+",
        "dim2": "meiske",
        "dim3": "-je"
      },
      "expansion": "meid f (plural meiden, diminutive meisje n or meiske n or meidje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "meid"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "71 2 28",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Children",
          "orig": "nl:Children",
          "parents": [
            "Youth",
            "Age",
            "People",
            "Human",
            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The girls had a swimming match last Saturday.",
          "text": "De meiden hadden afgelopen zaterdag een zwemwedstrijd.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Well done, girl!",
          "text": "Goed gedaan, meid!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "girl, lass"
      ],
      "id": "en-meid-nl-noun-XYCBKS8C",
      "links": [
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ],
        [
          "lass",
          "lass"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maid"
      ],
      "id": "en-meid-nl-noun-dzEGcDva",
      "links": [
        [
          "maid",
          "maid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "deerne"
        },
        {
          "word": "dienstbode"
        },
        {
          "word": "dienstmaagd"
        },
        {
          "word": "dienstmeid"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 5 1 1 14 28 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 6 0 0 14 26 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 2 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Good girl!",
          "text": "Brave meid!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Commonly used as an address for female pets, especially female dogs."
      ],
      "id": "en-meid-nl-noun-~ajF-gNg",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛi̯t/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-meid.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/45/Nl-meid.ogg/Nl-meid.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Nl-meid.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯t"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mijd"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mijdt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mijt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meid"
}
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯t",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯t/1 syllable",
    "nl:Children"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "dienstmeid"
    },
    {
      "word": "huismeid"
    },
    {
      "word": "keukenmeid"
    },
    {
      "word": "meidengroep"
    },
    {
      "word": "meidenvenijn"
    },
    {
      "word": "meis"
    },
    {
      "word": "meisje"
    },
    {
      "word": "meisken"
    },
    {
      "word": "topmeid"
    },
    {
      "word": "wereldmeid"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "brc",
            "2": "meti"
          },
          "expansion": "Berbice Creole Dutch: meti",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Berbice Creole Dutch: meti"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pey",
            "2": "meid"
          },
          "expansion": "Petjo: meid",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Petjo: meid"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "meit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch meit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*megith"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *megith",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*magaþs"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *magaþs",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "maagd"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of maagd",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch meit, variant of meget, from Old Dutch *megith, *magath, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs. Doublet of maagd.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meiden",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meisje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meiske",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meidje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+",
        "dim2": "meiske",
        "dim3": "-je"
      },
      "expansion": "meid f (plural meiden, diminutive meisje n or meiske n or meidje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "meid"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The girls had a swimming match last Saturday.",
          "text": "De meiden hadden afgelopen zaterdag een zwemwedstrijd.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Well done, girl!",
          "text": "Goed gedaan, meid!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "girl, lass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ],
        [
          "lass",
          "lass"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maid"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maid",
          "maid"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "deerne"
        },
        {
          "word": "dienstbode"
        },
        {
          "word": "dienstmaagd"
        },
        {
          "word": "dienstmeid"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Good girl!",
          "text": "Brave meid!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Commonly used as an address for female pets, especially female dogs."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛi̯t/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-meid.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/45/Nl-meid.ogg/Nl-meid.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Nl-meid.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯t"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mijd"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mijdt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mijt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meid"
}

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