מויד

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German maget, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs.

Noun[edit]

מויד (moydf, plural מיידן (meydn), diminutive מיידל (meydl)

  1. (archaic) maiden, maid, lass (young unmarried female)
  2. maid (female servant or cleaner)
  3. (derogatory) termagant, virago, shrew
  4. (sometimes derogatory) spinster

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