מויד

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German maget, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from 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)
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