maiden

noun

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maid·en | \ ˈmā-dᵊn

Definition of maiden

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : an unmarried girl or woman : maid

2 : a former Scottish beheading device resembling the guillotine (see guillotine sense 1)

3 : a horse that has never won a race

maiden

adjective

Definition of maiden (Entry 2 of 2)

1a(1) : not married a maiden aunt

(2) : virgin

b of a female animal

(1) : never yet mated

(2) : never having borne young

2 : of, relating to, or befitting a maiden

3 : first, earliest a ship's maiden voyage the maiden flight of a spacecraft

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Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Adjective

Antonyms: Adjective

Examples of maiden in a Sentence

Noun a story about a courageous knight who rescues a fair maiden a story about a beautiful maiden and her mysterious father Adjective the maiden issue of a new magazine a politician giving his maiden speech in the Senate

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The Indian maiden is 12 inches tall, the Sun Valley dish is 7 inches in diameter and the cougar is 9 inches wide. — oregonlive, 2 June 2021 Rock Your World did not race as a 2-year-old but opened 2021 on Jan. 1 by breaking his maiden with a 1.75-length victory at Santa Anita Park. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 31 May 2021 There are three allowance-type races and one maiden special. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2021 There are three allowance races and two maiden special weights. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2021 Classic Empire broke his maiden Derby week for Casse. — Morgan Watkins, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2021 The helicopter’s maiden flight was a pretty low-weight affair. — Mike Wehner, BGR, 21 Apr. 2021 Goerke sang one of her signature roles, the warrior-maiden Brünnhilde. — Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2021 Bourbonic won a $50,000 maiden-claiming race on a good track on Dec. 20. — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective Overtook got his lone win in a maiden special weight race at Aqueduct on Dec. 20. — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 31 May 2021 The son of Twirling Candy won his maiden race Feb. 7 before finishing third in both the Grade 2 San Felipe and Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby. — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2021 When Known Agenda won a 1 1/8-mile maiden race by a head at Aqueduct last Nov. 8, Greatest Honour was the runner-up and finished a whopping 21 lengths in front of third-place finisher Overtook. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021 Going from a maiden race into a Grade 1 stakes is a tall task, Joseph acknowledged. — Tom Jicha, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2021 The airplane's flight test prototype, the XB-1, will be 100% carbon-neutral, the company claims, and is expected to make its maiden flight later this year in Mojave, California. — Paul Sillers, CNN, 28 May 2021 The first Space Launch System will launch late this year on an unpiloted maiden flight, sending an Orion capsule on a long, looping trip around the moon. — CBS News, 21 May 2021 On Wednesday, the first second-hand F-16 earned FAA certification and completed its maiden flight for Top Aces. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 May 2021 The opener is a maiden special weight with a pair of first-time starters that look live. — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2021

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