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