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maiden
[ meyd-n ]
noun
- a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
- Archaic. a female virgin.
- Maiden, (in Neopaganism) the first form of the Goddess, represented as a young woman and said to symbolize youth and the first stages of life or growth. Compare crone ( def 3 ), mother 1( def 10 ).
- a horse that has never won a race.
- a race open only to maiden horses.
- an instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
- Cricket. maiden over.
adjective
- Archaic. of, relating to, or befitting a girl or unmarried woman:
her maiden virtues.
- Archaic. (of a woman, especially one past middle age) unmarried:
my maiden aunt.
- (of a girl or woman) never having had sexual intercourse; virgin.
- made, tried, appearing, etc., for the first time:
a maiden flight.
- (of a horse) never having won a race or a prize.
- (of a prize or a race) offered for or open only to maiden horses.
- untried, as a knight, soldier, or weapon.
maiden
/ ˈ³¾±ðɪ»åÉ™²Ô /
noun
- archaic.
- a young unmarried girl, esp when a virgin
- ( as modifier )
a maiden blush
- horse racing
- a horse that has never won a race
- ( as modifier )
a maiden race
- cricket See maiden over
- dialect.Also calledclothes maiden a frame on which clothes are hung to dry; clothes horse
- modifier of or relating to an older unmarried woman
a maiden aunt
- modifier of or involving an initial experience or attempt
a maiden voyage
maiden speech
- modifier (of a person or thing) untried; unused
- modifier (of a place) never trodden, penetrated, or captured
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾²¹¾±»å±ð²Ô¾±²õ³ó, adjective
- ˈ³¾²¹¾±»å±ð²Ô-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾²¹¾±»å·±ð²Ô·¾±²õ³ó adjective
- ³¾²¹¾±»å·±ð²Ô·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of maiden1
Example Sentences
Dear Liz: I use my first name, maiden name and married last name as my legal name.
The prime minister's former chief of staff, now Lady Gray of Tottenham, was forced out after a vicious briefing campaign against her by colleagues and gave her maiden speech in the House of Lords yesterday.
It was a copybook win for Piastri, the third of his F1 career, and founded on the advantage he earned by scoring his maiden pole position on Saturday.
Days after becoming the British number one for the first time last year, his maiden tour title came at an ATP 250 grass-court event in Stuttgart.
Burn, unlike the other three, has had a long wait for his maiden call-up following some consistent performances for Newcastle.
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