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noun maid·en \ˈmā-dən\

Definition of maiden

  1. 1 :  an unmarried girl or woman :  maid

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

  3. 3 :  a horse that has never won a race

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Examples of maiden in a Sentence

  1. a story about a courageous knight who rescues a fair maiden

  2. a story about a beautiful maiden and her mysterious father

Origin and Etymology of maiden

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

maiden Synonyms

Synonyms
damsel, demoiselle, maid, girl, miss
Related Words
virgin; deb, debutante, ingenue (or ingénue); bird [chiefly British], chick [slang], chicken, chit, filly, lass, lassie, sheila [Australian & New Zealand], sister; colleen, mademoiselle, senhorita, senorita (or señorita)
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maiden

adjective maid·en

Definition of maiden

  1. 1a (1) :  not married a maiden aunt (2) :  virginb of a female animal (1) :  never yet mated (2) :  never having borne young

  2. 2 :  of, relating to, or befitting a maiden

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

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Examples of maiden in a Sentence

  1. the maiden issue of a new magazine

  2. a politician giving his maiden speech in the Senate

Origin and Etymology of maiden

see 1maiden

maiden Synonyms

Synonyms
earliest, foremost, headmost, inaugural, initial, leadoff, first, original, pioneer, premier, virgin
Antonyms
final, last, latest, latter, terminal, terminating, ultimate
Related Words
ancient, early, primal, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial; antecedent, preceding, previous
Near Antonyms
advanced, late; consequent, ensuing, following, subsequent, succeeding; penultimate

MAIDEN Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of maiden for English Language Learners

  • : a young girl or woman who is not married

maiden

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Definition of maiden for English Language Learners

  • of a woman : not married

  • : coming before all others : first or earliest

MAIDEN Defined for Kids

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maiden

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noun maid·en \ˈmā-dən\

Definition of maiden for Students

  1. :  an unmarried girl or woman

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maiden

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adjective maid·en

Definition of maiden for Students

  1. 1 :  unmarried

  2. 2 :  1first This is our maiden voyage to Europe.

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