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maiding

noun

Etymology

Blend of maiden + -ing, through misapprehension of maiden as a case of g-dropping.

  1. derived from *-onts✻
  2. inherited from *-andz✻
  3. inherited from *-andī✻
  4. inherited from -ende
  5. derived from -inge
  6. compounded as maiding — “maiden + -ing”

Definitions

  1. A young woman

    A young woman; representing a mispronunciation of the word maiden.

    • At this season o' the year valentines is exceedin prolific, and the arrival of the postman is eagerly watched for by many a maiding o' tender years.
    • How in the town of Coventree, a young chap he was fined, for kissing a maiding when she didn't feel inclined.
    • When on the quarter-deck was seen / A maiding fit to be a Queen[.]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA