| Monday | n. [ OE. moneday, monenday, AS. mōnandaeg, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the moon; akin to D. maandag, G. montag, OHG. mānatag, Icel. mānadagr, Dan. mandag, Sw. måndag. See Moon, and Day. ] The second day of the week; the day following Sunday. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Monday's Child | n. A child who is fair of face; -- a reference to a nineteenth century poem. See below. [ PJC ] Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
But the child who is born on the Sabbath day,
Is lucky and happy and good and gay. [ PJC ] |
