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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024maid•en•ly (mād′n lē),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a maiden:a maidenly blush.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see maiden, -ly
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: maidenly /ˈmeɪdənlɪ/ adj - of or befitting a maiden
ˈmaidenliness n maid•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
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