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meid.

A female domestic servant, usually non-white.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/meɪt/
  1. A female domestic servant, usually non-white.

    South-Africa · offensive
  2. A black woman.

    South-Africa · offensive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Afrikaans meid, from English maid. Doublet of maid.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.