Meanings
nounmaid-child (plural maid-children)
plural maid-children
- alternativeAlternative spelling of maid child.
Mrs. Forbes's eyes were instantly fixed on her with mild astonishment, and something of a mother's tenderness awoke in her heart toward the little maid-child.
1865, George MacDonald, Alec Forbes of Howglen, Bernard Tauchnitz, page 89
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