maiden

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[edit] Etymology

Old English mæġden, diminutive of mæġeþ, cognate with Dutch maagd 'virgin', Old High German magad 'maiden' (modern German Magd 'virgin'), Old Irish mug 'slave'

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Singular
maiden

Plural
maidens

maiden (plural maidens)

  1. A girl or an unmarried young woman, often used poetically
  2. A female virgin
    She's unmarried and still a maiden.
  3. A race horse without any victory ('virgin record')
  4. A Scottish counterpart of the guillotine
  5. (cricket) a maiden over

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maiden (not comparable)

Positive
maiden

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. virgin
  2. (about a female, human or animal) without offspring
  3. like/ fitting a (young, unmarried) maiden
  4. (figuratively) describing a first occurrence or event
    The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
  5. (cricket) describing an over in which no runs are scored

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maiden

  1. Genitive plural form of maa.