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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