1A girl, a young woman (especially a white Afrikaans-speaker).
2A girlfriend, a wife.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Edward Alexander (1803–1885), army officer. From South African Dutch meisje (Afrikaans meisie) from Dutch meisje.
Definition of meisie in US English:
meisie
(also meisjie, meisje, mysie)
nounˈmeɪsi
South African
1A girl, a young woman (especially a white Afrikaans-speaker).
2A girlfriend, a wife.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Edward Alexander (1803–1885), army officer. From South African Dutch meisje (Afrikaans meisie) from Dutch meisje.