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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024maid•en /ˈmeɪdən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a girl or young unmarried woman;
maid.
adj. [before a noun] - of, relating to, or befitting a maiden.
- unmarried:a maiden aunt.
- virgin.
- first:a maiden flight.
maid•en•hood, n. [uncountable] maid•en•ly, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024maid•en (mād′n),USA pronunciation n. - a girl or young unmarried woman;
maid. - 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.
- Sport[Cricket.]See maiden over.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or befitting a girl or unmarried woman.
- (of a woman) unmarried:my maiden aunt.
- made, tried, appearing, etc., for the first time:a maiden flight.
- virgin.
- (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.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English mægden, equivalent. to mægd, mæg(e)th (cognate with German Magd, Gothic magaths) + -en -en5
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: maiden /ˈmeɪdən/ n - archaic or literary a young unmarried girl, esp when a virgin
- (as modifier): a maiden blush
- a horse that has never won a race
- (as modifier): a maiden race
- See maiden over
- (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
Etymology: Old English mægden; related to Old High German magad, Old Norse mogr young man, Old Irish mug slaveˈmaidenish adj ˈmaiden-ˌlike adj |