maiden

maid·en  (mdn)

n.

1.

a. An unmarried girl or woman.

b. A virgin.

2. A machine resembling the guillotine, used in Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries to behead criminals.

3. Sports

a. A racehorse that has never won a race.

b. A maiden over.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or befitting a maiden: a maiden blush.

2. Being an unmarried girl or woman: a maiden aunt.

3. Being a racehorse that has never won a race.

4. First or earliest: a maiden voyage; a maiden speech in the Senate.

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[Middle English, from Old English mægden; see maghu- in Indo-European roots.]

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maiden

Noun

1. Archaic or literary a young unmarried girl, esp. a virgin

2. Horse racing a horse that has never won a race

Adjective

1. unmarried: a maiden aunt

2. first or earliest: maiden voyage [Old English mægden]

maidenhood n
maidenly adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	maiden - an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) maid damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, demoiselle - a young unmarried woman fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman - a young woman; "a young lady of 18"
	2.	maiden - (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored maiden over cricket - a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs over - (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
Adj.	1.	maiden - serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" initiative, initiatory, inaugural, first opening - first or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene"

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maiden

noun 1. (Archaic), (Literary) girl, maid, lass, damsel, miss, virgin, nymph (poetic) lassie (informal) wench

modifier 2. first, initial, inaugural, introductory, initiatory

modifier 3. unmarried, pure, virgin, intact, chaste, virginal, unwed, undefiled

Translations

maiden [ˈmeɪdn] n → doncella

adj [aunt etc] → solterona; [speech, voyage] → inaugural

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maiden [ˈmeɪdn] n → jeune fille f

adj [aunt etc] → non mariée; [speech, voyage] → inaugural(e)

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maiden [ˈmeɪdn] n (liter) → Mädchen nt

adj → unverheiratet;

(speech, voyage) → Jungfern-

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maiden [ˈmeɪdn] n → fanciulla

adj [aunt etc] → nubile; [speech, voyage] → inaugurale

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maiden

n maiden [ˈmeidən]

a (young) unmarried woman the village maidens. ongetroude فتاه، غادَه девойка děvče jomfru unverheiratete Frau ανύπαντρο κορίτσι doncella neiu دوشیزه neito jeune fille בַּחוּרָה अविवाहिता, मेडन बिना रन दिये, प्रथम djevojka hajadon gadis ung og ógift kona fanciulla; nubile 未婚女性 처녀 mergina jaunava, meitene belum berkahwin meisje ugift jente/kvinne panna donzela fată, fecioară девица, девушка dievča dekle devojka ungmö สาวโสด genç kız, bakire 少女 дівчина نوجوان غیر شادی شدہ لڑکی cô gái chưa chồng 少女

maiden name

a woman's surname before her marriage Mrs Johnson's maiden name was Scott. nooiensvan إسْم الزَّوْجَه قَبْل زَواجِها моминско име dívčí jméno pigenavn der Mädchenname πατρικό όνομα apellido de soltera neiupõlvenimi نام خانوادگی زن قبل از ازدواج tyttönimi jeune fille nom de שֵׁם נְעוּרִים (लड़की का विवाह पूर्व) कुलनाम djevojačko prezime leánykori neve (vkinek) nama gadis eftirnafn konu fyrir giftingu nome da ragazza/nubile 結婚前の姓 여성의 결혼 전의 성(姓) mergautinė pavardė pirmslaulību uzvārds nama keluarga sebelum berkahwin meisjesnaam pikenavn nazwisko panieńskie nome de solteira nume de fată девичья фамилия dievčenské meno dekliški priimek devojačko prezime flicknamn นามสกุลก่อนแต่งงาน kızlık soyadı 女子結婚前的姓 дівоче прізвище بیوی کا شادی سے پہلے کا نام tên thời con gái 女子结婚前的姓

maiden voyage

a ship's first voyage. nooiensvaart أوِّل رِحْلَه تَقوم بِها السَّفينَه първо плаване první plavba jomfrurejse die Jungfernfahrt παρθενικό ταξίδι viaje inaugural esireis سفر دریایی neitsytmatka premier voyage הַפלָגַת בְּכוֹרָה पहली यात्रा prvo putovanje novog broda első út (hajóé) pelayaran perdana jómfrú viaggio inaugurale 処女航海 처녀 항해 pirmoji kelionė jūra kuģa pirmais brauciens pelayaran sulung eerste reis jomfrutur dziewiczy rejs primeira viagem prima călătorie первый рейс prvá plavba krstna plovba prvo putovanje broda jungfruresa การออกเรือเป็นครั้งแรก ilk sefer 處女航 перший рейс جہاز کا پہلا سفر chuyến đi đầu tiên của một chiếc tàu thủy 处女航