Main Entry: ¹maid·en

Pronunciation: \ˈmā-d^ən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mægden, mǣden, diminutive of mægeth; akin to Old High German magad maiden, Old Irish mug serf

Date: before 12th century

1 : an unmarried girl or woman : maid
2 : a former Scottish beheading device resembling the guillotine
3 : a horse that has never won a race