maid child

See also: maidchild and maid-child

English

Alternative forms

• maid-child
• maidchild

Noun

maid child (plural maid children)

1. (archaic) A young female human; a girl.
   • 1611, King James Bible, Book of Leviticus, 12:5:

     But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:girl.