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meid.

girl, lass

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛi̯t/

  1. girl, lass

    feminine
    De meiden hadden afgelopen zaterdag een zwemwedstrijd.
    Goed gedaan, meid!

  2. maid

    feminine

  3. Commonly used as an address for female pets, especially female dogs.

    feminine
    Brave meid!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch meit, variant of meget, from Old Dutch *megith, *magath, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs. Doublet of maagd.

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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.