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   maiden

   /ˈmeɪdn/

   noun

   • 1. an unmarried girl or young woman: archaic "two knights fought to win the hand of a fair maiden"
   • ▪ a virgin.
   • 2. an over in which no runs are scored.

   adjective

   • 1. (of an older woman) unmarried: "a maiden aunt" Similar unmarriedunwedunweddedsinglehusbandlessspouselesscelibatedated, derogatory:spinster
   • ▪ (of a female animal) not having mated: "the top-priced maiden heifer"
   • 2. being or involving the first attempt or act of its kind: "the Titanic's maiden voyage" Similar firstinitialinauguralintroductoryinitiatoryproving
   • ▪ denoting a horse that has never won a race, or a race intended for such horses: "the Beckhampton Maiden Stakes"
   • ▪ (of a tree or other fruiting plant) in its first year of growth.

   Word Origin Old Englishmægden, from a Germanic diminutive meaning ‘maid, virgin’; related to German Mädchen, diminutive of Magd ‘maid’, from an Indo-European root shared by Old Irish mug ‘boy, servant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. maidenish adjective
   • 2. maidenlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   MAIDEN definition: 1. a girl or young woman: 2. in cricket, an over (= a set of six throws from one end of the field…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of MAIDEN is an unmarried girl or woman : maid. How to use maiden in a sentence.

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   MAIDEN meaning: 1. a girl or young woman: 2. in cricket, an over (= a set of six throws from one end of the field…. Learn more.

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   Maiden definition: a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.. See examples of MAIDEN used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMAIDEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The maiden voyage or flight of a ship or aircraft is the first official journey that it makes. In 1912, the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.

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   Definition of maiden noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   maiden. 音節maid･en発音記号・ 読み方 méɪdn変化 複 ～s{～z}名詞. 1 ( ( かたい )) 乙女 ， 少女 ， 娘 ； 処女. a maiden of sixteen 16歳 の 乙女. 2 ≪ ｸﾘｹｯﾄ ≫ 無得点 の オーバー. 形容詞. ( ( 限定 )) 1 （ 女性 が） 未婚 の， 乙女 の， 処女の ； 乙女 のような ...