English
maid child
Maid child comes from Middle English mayde child ‘a female baby, child, or young adult’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mayde child‘a female baby, child, or young adult’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611maid child
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500mayde child‘a female baby, child, or young adult’
- Englishearliest quotation 1611maid child
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “But if she bear a maid child, then she…”
Every English word from Middle English mayde child
Today it means
noun A young female human; a girl.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English mayde child / maid child