meid

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/meɪt/

noun

A female domestic servant, usually non-white.

OriginAfrikaans meid ← English maid →
UncommonFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 7
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Meanings

nounmeid (plural meide)

plural meide

  1. South AfricaoffensiveA female domestic servant, usually non-white.First known use 20th c.
  2. South AfricaoffensiveA black woman.First known use 19th c.

Origin

  1. Englishmaid
  2. Afrikaansmeid
  3. Englishmeid

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with meid

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Anagrams

demidimeDiemidem
Cite this entry
APA

meid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meid

MLA

“meid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meid.

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