maiden
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
maidens
plural
maidens
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAIDEN
[count]
old-fashioned + literary
:
a young girl or woman who is not married
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see also handmaiden
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a story about a courageous knight who rescues a fair maiden
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a maiden in distress
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maiden
/ˈmeɪdn̩/
adjective
2
maiden
/ˈmeɪdn̩/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAIDEN
always used before a noun
1
of a woman, old-fashioned
:
not married
2
:
coming before all others
:
first or earliest
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the ship's maiden voyage
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the maiden issue of a new magazine
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a politician giving his maiden speech in the Senate
