מויד

Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German magad, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *magaþs.

Noun

מויד • (moyd) f, 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

Derived terms

• דינסטמויד (dinstmoyd)
• כּלה־מױד (kale-moyd)
• אַלטע־מױד (alte-moyd)

Related terms

• מיידל (meydl)