maid

maid n This word is not used in Bonavista to refer to a woman who is employed by someone as a housekeeper as much as it is used to refer to a man's wife, or daughter or even to refer to a certain woman's daughter. It is very common in that community to hear a person say "I met Jack Sm...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53150
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/53150 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 maid 1971/06/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53150 eng eng M C 68-5 in DNE I Bonavista Gerals Duggan 68-5/77 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 12907 M_12907_maid n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53150 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1971 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:27Z maid n This word is not used in Bonavista to refer to a woman who is employed by someone as a housekeeper as much as it is used to refer to a man's wife, or daughter or even to refer to a certain woman's daughter. It is very common in that community to hear a person say "I met Jack Smith's maid at the store today".reference is being made either to Jack Smith's wife or to his daughter. JH 6/71 DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I MAIDEN, maid racket, maid teacher Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Wed 30 Sep 2015, Slip contents used from "It is very common in that community." Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
maid
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description maid n This word is not used in Bonavista to refer to a woman who is employed by someone as a housekeeper as much as it is used to refer to a man's wife, or daughter or even to refer to a certain woman's daughter. It is very common in that community to hear a person say "I met Jack Smith's maid at the store today".reference is being made either to Jack Smith's wife or to his daughter. JH 6/71 DNE-cit Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used I MAIDEN, maid racket, maid teacher Checked by Rebecca Nolan on Wed 30 Sep 2015, Slip contents used from "It is very common in that community."
format Manuscript
title maid
title_short maid
title_full maid
title_fullStr maid
title_full_unstemmed maid
title_sort maid
publishDate 1971
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/53150
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation M
C 68-5 in DNE I
Bonavista Gerals Duggan 68-5/77
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
12907
M_12907_maid n
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