"maid child" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maid children [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English maid childe, maide child, maide-child, maide childe, maidechilde, mayde child, mayde childe, mayde chyld, mayde-chyld, maydechylde. Compare Middle English maidenchild, from Old English mæġdenċild. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|maid childe}} Middle English maid childe, {{cog|enm|maidenchild}} Middle English maidenchild, {{cog|ang|mæġdenċild}} Old English mæġdenċild Head templates: {{en-noun|maid children}} maid child (plural maid children)
  1. (archaic) A young female human; a girl. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Children, People Synonyms: maid-child, maidchild
    Sense id: en-maid_child-en-noun-ovY187B8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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