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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMAIDEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarymaiden | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   maiden meaning: 1. a young woman who is not married 2. the first journey of a new aircraft or ship. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMAIDEN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   MAIDEN definition: 1. a young woman who is not married 2. the first journey of a new aircraft or ship. Learn more.

5. www.powerthesaurus.org › maiden › synonymsMaiden synonyms - 967 Words and Phrases for Maiden - Power...

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   n. , adj. #. beginning. , first. Another way to say Maiden? Synonyms for Maiden (other words and phrases for Maiden).

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › maiden-name_nmaiden name, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   OED's earliest evidence for maiden name is from 1655, in the writing of Thomas Fuller, Church of England clergyman. maiden name is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: maiden adj., name n. See etymology.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maiden_and_married_namesMaiden and married names - Wikipedia

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   Maiden and married names. When a person (traditionally the wife in many cultures) assumes the family name of their spouse, in some countries that name replaces the person's previous surname, which in the case of the wife is called the maiden name ("birth name" is also used as a gender-neutral or masculine substitute for maiden name), whereas a ...