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maid

/ˈmeɪd/MAYD
/ˈmeɪd/MAYD

Meaningmaiden

Common meaning: a girl, or a woman servant

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmægden‘maiden’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmaidensource
  3. Middle Englishmaydesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsmaiden → a girl, or a woman servantmaid‘a girl, or a woman servant’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English mægden ‘young woman’.

Roots

  • mægden Old English “young woman”

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