maidyn.
/ˈmeɪdi/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdi/ colloquial or regional.
A little girl. Also used as a familiar title or form of address.
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1880 T. Hardy Trumpet-major I. iii. 57 You and maidy Anne must come in, if it be only for half an hour.
c1882 W. S. Gilbert Iolanthe ii. 32 If you go in You're sure to win—Yours will be the charming maidie.
1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles II. xxi. 5 ‘Why, maidy’ (he frequently, with unconscious irony, gave her this pet name).
1931 I. Gershwin Because, because (reprise) in Compl. Lyrics (1993) 184/2 I might have been First Lady, But now my past is shady. Oh, pity this poor maidie!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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