"mayden child" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæi̯dənˌt͡ʃiːld/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English mæġdenċild, equivalent to mayden + child. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|mæġdenċild|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English mæġdenċild, {{inh+|enm|ang|mæġdenċild}} Inherited from Old English mæġdenċild, {{compound|enm|mayden|child}} mayden + child Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mayden child, {{enm-noun|mayden childre|pl2=mayden children}} mayden child (plural mayden childre or mayden children) Forms: mayden childre [plural], mayden children [plural], maidenchild [alternative], maiden child [alternative], maydenchiȝld [alternative, Late-Middle-English], maydyncheld [alternative, Late-Middle-English], maydyn child [alternative, Late-Middle-English], maydyn chylde [alternative, Late-Middle-English], maydyn schyld [alternative, Late-Middle-English], maȝȝdennchild [alternative, Ormulum]
  1. A female baby, child, or young adult; a girl. Synonyms: girle, las, mayde, mayde child, mayden, wenche
    Sense id: en-mayden_child-enm-noun-2t8JhFXW Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Children, Female people

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "maydenchiȝld",
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        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maydyncheld",
      "tags": [
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        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maydyn child",
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        "Late-Middle-English"
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "maydyn schyld",
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        "Late-Middle-English"
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    },
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      "form": "maȝȝdennchild",
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        },
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        },
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      "form": "maiden child",
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      "form": "maydyncheld",
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      "form": "maydyn child",
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        "Late-Middle-English"
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    },
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      "form": "maydyn chylde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maydyn schyld",
      "tags": [
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        "Late-Middle-English"
      ]
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          "word": "girle"
        },
        {
          "word": "las"
        },
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          "word": "mayde"
        },
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          "word": "mayde child"
        },
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          "word": "mayden"
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈmæi̯dənˌt͡ʃiːld/"
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