noun
made
mayd
noun
1
(dialectal, archaic) A maggot or grub.
"The old farmer complained the meat was crawling with made."
How to Use Made
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old dialect word for a maggot; almost never used today outside historical or dialect writing.
Common mistake
Don't confuse this archaic noun with the common past tense/participle of "make" (as in "made a decision") — they are completely unrelated words that just happen to be spelled the same.
Word Forms
mades plural
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Etymology
From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþa ("maggot, worm"), from a Proto-Germanic root meaning grub or caterpillar — the same root behind the modern word maggot.