1
: an unmarried girl or woman : maid
2
: a former Scottish beheading device resembling the guillotine (see guillotine sense 1)
3
: a horse that has never won a race
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Noun
a story about a courageous knight who rescues a fair maiden
a story about a beautiful maiden and her mysterious father
Adjective
the maiden issue of a new magazine
a politician giving his maiden speech in the Senate
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Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday morning, just hours before Reeves delivered her maiden speech, British newspapers ran a picture of the Chancellor at work in her Downing Street office.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
For many straight men, their maiden journey to a strip club is an obligatory rite of passage, but for Baker, the incident was more fraught.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The queen opened the show with a red gown made of fringe then the maidens entered with a golden belt around their waists.
—Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
On Wednesday morning, just hours before Reeves delivered her maiden speech, British newspapers ran a picture of the Chancellor at work in her Downing Street office.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Collins reached the quarterfinals in Paris during her maiden Olympics before an abdominal injury forced her to retire against Iga Swiatek.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
For many straight men, their maiden journey to a strip club is an obligatory rite of passage, but for Baker, the incident was more fraught.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Maiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maiden. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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maiden
1 of 2 noun
maid·en
ˈmād-ᵊn 
: a young unmarried girl or woman
maidenhood
noun
-ˌhu̇d
maidenly
adjective
-lē
maiden
2 of 2 adjective1
a
: not married
maiden aunt
2
: of or relating to a maiden
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