schoolmaid

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English

Etymology

school +‎ maid

Noun

schoolmaid (plural schoolmaids)

  1. (archaic) A schoolgirl.
    • Shakespeare
      LUCIO: Is she your cousin?
      ISABELLA: Adoptedly, as schoolmaids change their names / By vain though apt affection.