Maid

See also: maid

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German mait, contracted form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German maget, thus etymologically the same word as modern Magd (“servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɪ̯t/

Noun

Maid f (genitive Maid, plural Maiden)

1. (archaic, poetic) maiden; virgin; girl

Related terms

• Mädchen
• Magd

Further reading

• “Maid” in Duden online