maidel

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Pronunciations

maidel (MEY-dl) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A girl.

Example Sentences

  • "I don't think that all those heimish Hungarians davening by me could have heard the meydel screaming for dear life." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • מײדל meydl (diminutive form of מויד moyd 'maid', iminutive is מײדעלע méydele 'little girl')

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      maidel, maydel, meidl, maidl, meidel, meydel, maydl, maydel

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