{"era":"current","word":"goody","meaning":"a treat; formerly a term of address for a married woman of humble rank","children":[{"era":"1745","word":"good + -y","meaning":"a tasty thing; later an exclamation of pleasure","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"good","meaning":"good; pleasing; beneficial","children":[],"language":"Old English"},{"era":"pre-1100","word":"-y","meaning":"suffix forming adjectives and nouns","children":[],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"English"},{"era":"1550s","word":"goodwife","meaning":"a courteous title for a married woman of humble rank","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"good","meaning":"good","children":[],"language":"Old English"},{"era":"pre-1100","word":"wife","meaning":"woman; spouse","children":[],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"English"}],"language":"Modern English"}