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1. (n.) maiden
a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
2. maiden
a horse that has never won a race.
3. maiden
an instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland.
4. (adj.) maiden
of, pertaining to, or befitting a maiden.
5. maiden
unmarried:
a maiden aunt.
6. maiden
virgin.
7. maiden
first:
a maiden flight.
8. maiden
(of a horse) never having won a race.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE mægden=mægd (e. OHG magad), +-en -en5
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| Definition of 'Maiden' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) maid, maiden
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
2. (adj) maiden over, maiden
(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored
3. (adj) inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden
serving to set in motion
"the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
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| Definition of 'Maiden' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Maiden
of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence
2. (adj) Maiden
never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt
3. (adj) Maiden
fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused
4. (adj) Maiden
used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated
5. (noun) Maiden
an unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid
6. (noun) Maiden
a female servant
7. (noun) Maiden
an instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals
8. (noun) Maiden
a machine for washing linen
9. (verb) Maiden
to act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object
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Sense: a (young) unmarried woman
the village maidens.
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 Afrikaans: ongetroude |
 Arabic: فتاه، غادَه |
 Bulgarian: девойка |
 Brazilian: donzela |
 Czech: děvče |
 German: unverheiratete Frau |
 Danish: jomfru |
 Greek: ανύπαντρο κορίτσι |
 Spanish: doncella |
 Estonian: neiu |
 Farsi: دوشیزه |
 Finnish: neito |
 French: jeune fille |
 Hebrew: בַּחוּרָה |
 Hindi: अविवाहिता, मेडन बिना रन द |
 Croatian: djevojka |
 Hungarian: hajadon |
 Indonesian: gadis |
 Icelandic: ung ogógift kona |
 Italian: fanciulla; nubile |
 Japanese: 未婚女性 |
 Korean: 처녀 |
 Lithuanian: mergina |
 Latvian: jaunava, meitene |
 Malay: belum berkahwin |
 Dutch: meisje |
 Norwegian: ugift jente/kvinne |
 Polish: panna |
 Persian: دوشیزه |
 Pashto: پيغله |
 Portuguese: donzela |
 Romanian: fată, fecioară |
 Russian: девица, девушка |
 Slovak: dievča |
 Slovenian: dekle |
 Serbian: devojka |
 Swedish: ungmö |
 Thai: สาวโสด |
 Turkish: genç kız, bakire |
 Taiwanese: 少女 |
 Ukrainian: дівчина |
 Urdu: نوجوان غیر شادی شدہ لڑکی |
 Vietnamese: cô gái chưa chồng |
 Chinese: 少女 |
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