elfmaid

English

Alternative forms
  • elf-maid

Etymology

From elf +‎ maid.

Noun

elfmaid (plural elfmaids)

  1. (fantasy) A female elf.
    • 1955, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King, unnumbered page:
      She became known as 'the Fair' because of her beauty; many said that she looked more like an elf-maid than a hobbit.
    • 1985, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Spring Dawning, unnumbered page:
      “Soth fell in love with a beautiful elfmaid, a disciple of the Kingpriest of Istar. […]
    • 1997, Rosemary Edghill, The Empty Crown, page 663:
      There were two others riding with Ruth Marlowe and the nameless paladin: an elfmaid and her human servant.
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