"maidish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more maidish [comparative], most maidish [superlative]
Etymology: maid + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|maid|ish}} maid + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} maidish (comparative more maidish, superlative most maidish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a maid; effeminate.
    Sense id: en-maidish-en-adj-aYKK5mGa
  2. Old-maidish.
    Sense id: en-maidish-en-adj-E0A0IY6m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 9 91

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