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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.
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
/ ˈɪə /
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
Also called: clothes maiden.dialecta 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
Other 51Թ Forms
- maidenish adjective
- maidenship noun
- ˈԾ adjective
- ˈ-ˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of maiden1
Example Sentences
Remaining composed down the finishing stretch in Atlanta, when he knew the goal of playing his maiden major was within touching distance, was proof of the rapid progress he is making.
She has also been "managing" the back issues and looked physically and mentally at ease in her maiden singles match at Queen's.
Sinner, who was bidding for his maiden Roland Garros triumph, was denied his third successive major after a gruelling, gritty and glorious encounter.
Yet, in his maiden season, he guided them to the Challenge Cup final, albeit a losing one.
Winning the maiden Grand Slam trophy of her career at the 2023 US Open to fulfil her prodigious talent was the first step.
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