mayden child

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === maidenchild, maiden child maydenchiȝld, maydyncheld, maydyn child, maydyn chylde, maydyn schyld (Late Middle English) maȝȝdennchild (Ormulum) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English mæġdenċild, equivalent to mayden +‎ child. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæi̯dənˌt͡ʃiːld/ === Noun === mayden child (plural mayden childre or mayden children) A female baby, child, or young adult; a girl. Synonyms: girle (rare), las (Northern), mayde, mayde child, mayden, wenche Antonym: knave child ==== Descendants ==== English: maiden child (archaic) ==== References ==== “maiden-chīld, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.