maică

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maică

  • /ˈmaj.kə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Bulgarian ма́йка (májka) or Serbo-Croatian mȃjka, from an earlier diminutive of Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

noun maici · maică · maica · maicile

  1. familiar, feminine mother

    Similar: mamă, îmă

  2. feminine nun, Mother

    Similar: călugăriță

In English

  • mother female (human) who gives birth to or parents a child

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MLA

"maică." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/maic%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

maică. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/maic%C4%83

Chicago

"maică." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/maic%C4%83.

BibTeX
@misc{maica_2026,
  title = {maică},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/maic%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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