mægden-cild

mægden-cild, n.n: a female child. (MAEY-den-CHILLD / ˈmæj-dɛn-ˌtʃɪld)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a haloed woman holding a book open before her and a young haloed girl studying it carefully.
St Anne teaching the Virgin Mary to read, from a Book of Hours; France or England, c. 1430-40; J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 5, f. 45v. [getty.edu]

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