"meisje" meaning in Dutch

See meisje in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛi̯.ʃə/ Audio: Nl-meisje (Belgium).ogg , Nl-meisje.ogg Forms: meisjes [plural], meisken [alternative, obsolete], meisie [alternative], meissie [alternative]
Head templates: {{nl-noun-dim}} meisje n (plural meisjes)
  1. diminutive of meid Tags: diminutive, form-of, neuter Form of: meid
    Sense id: en-meisje-nl-noun-KhNnbBZR Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 36 23 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 28 39

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛi̯.ʃə/ Audio: Nl-meisje (Belgium).ogg , Nl-meisje.ogg Forms: meisjes [plural], meisken [alternative, obsolete], meisie [alternative], meissie [alternative]
Head templates: {{nl-noun-dim-tant}} meisje n (plural meisjes)
  1. girl (especially of a premature age) Tags: neuter Synonyms: meid, meidje, mieke, griet, maagd, wicht
    Sense id: en-meisje-nl-noun-2HeHoXJN Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 36 23 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 28 39
  2. girlfriend Tags: neuter Synonyms: vriendin
    Sense id: en-meisje-nl-noun-6pKmEnvz Categories (other): Dutch diminutiva tantum, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Children, Female Disambiguation of Dutch diminutiva tantum: 21 21 58 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 36 23 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 29 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 28 39 Disambiguation of Children: 32 28 40 Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ballenmeisje, buurmeisje, dienstmeisje, dorpsmeisje, kamermeisje, krantenmeisje, leermeisje, loopmeisje, meis, meisjesachtig, meisjesboek, meisjesdroom, meisjeskamer, meisjesnaam, meisjesoog, meisjesschool, schoolmeisje, stadsmeisje, straatmeisje, weesmeisje

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "meisken",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "meisie",
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    },
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        }
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          "meid#Dutch"
        ]
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    }
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "buurmeisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dienstmeisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dorpsmeisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kamermeisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "krantenmeisje"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "leermeisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "loopmeisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "meis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "meisjesachtig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "meisjesboek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "meisjesdroom"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "meisjeskamer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "meisjesnaam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "meisjesoog"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "meisjesschool"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "schoolmeisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stadsmeisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "straatmeisje"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "weesmeisje"
    }
  ],
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      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: meisie"
    },
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          },
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      ],
      "text": "Jersey Dutch: määiśe"
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          "expansion": "Skepi Creole Dutch: meski",
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      "text": "Skepi Creole Dutch: meski"
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          "english": "Give the girl her book.",
          "text": "Geef het meisje haar boek.",
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      ],
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          "word": "meid"
        },
        {
          "word": "meidje"
        },
        {
          "word": "mieke"
        },
        {
          "word": "griet"
        },
        {
          "word": "maagd"
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        {
          "word": "wicht"
        }
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          "_dis": "0 0 100",
          "kind": "other",
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          "orig": "nl:Female",
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              5,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "english": "His girlfriend lives in Enschede.",
          "text": "Zijn meisje woont in Enschede.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "girlfriend"
      ],
      "id": "en-meisje-nl-noun-6pKmEnvz",
      "links": [
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vriendin"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛi̯.ʃə/"
    },
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Dutch non-lemma forms",
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          "meid#Dutch"
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    {
      "word": "dorpsmeisje"
    },
    {
      "word": "kamermeisje"
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      "word": "krantenmeisje"
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    {
      "word": "leermeisje"
    },
    {
      "word": "loopmeisje"
    },
    {
      "word": "meis"
    },
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      "word": "meisjesachtig"
    },
    {
      "word": "meisjesboek"
    },
    {
      "word": "meisjesdroom"
    },
    {
      "word": "meisjeskamer"
    },
    {
      "word": "meisjesnaam"
    },
    {
      "word": "meisjesoog"
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    {
      "word": "meisjesschool"
    },
    {
      "word": "schoolmeisje"
    },
    {
      "word": "stadsmeisje"
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    {
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          "english": "Give the girl her book.",
          "text": "Geef het meisje haar boek.",
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        {
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          "english": "His girlfriend lives in Enschede.",
          "text": "Zijn meisje woont in Enschede.",
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        {
          "word": "vriendin"
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}

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