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IELTS BNC: 11516 COCA: 14342

maiden

1 maiden /ˈmeɪdn̩/ noun
plural maidens
1 maiden
/ˈmeɪdn̩/
noun
plural maidens
Learner's definition of MAIDEN
[count] old-fashioned + literary
: a young girl or woman who is not married少女;未婚女子
see also handmaiden
2 maiden /ˈmeɪdn̩/ adjective
2 maiden
/ˈmeɪdn̩/
adjective
Learner's definition of MAIDEN
always used before a noun
of a woman, old-fashioned : not married(女子)未婚的
: coming before all others : first or earliest首次的;初次的
IELTS BNC: 11516 COCA: 14342

maiden

1 of 2

noun

maid·​en ˈmā-dᵊn How to pronounce maiden (audio)
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

maiden

2 of 2

adjective

1
a(1)
: not married
a maiden aunt
(2)
: virgin
b of a female animal
(1)
: never yet mated
(2)
: never having borne young
2
: of, relating to, or befitting a maiden
3
: first, earliest
a ship's maiden voyage
the maiden flight of a spacecraft

Example Sentences

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
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Otto says they were engaged in behaviors unbecoming of a maiden. Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 The surreal ruggedness and inspiring beauty of the playa enabled me to reconnect to my maiden self— adventurous, fun, curious and carefree. Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 On 24th August, the sun will enter the sign of the maiden, and Virgo season will commence. Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Others say a maiden forgot to stop a well from overflowing the kingdom. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 Aug. 2022 His 16th-place finish in the Indianapolis 500 was his lowest of the five ovals on the schedule; his second-place finish Saturday night was the best of his maiden IndyCar season and his first career podium. Jenna Fryer, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022 Solid pros like Alessio Cragno, Andrea Ranocchia, Stefano Sensi, Matteo Pessina – surprisingly let go by Atalanta – and Gianluca Caprari all arrive with bagfuls of top flight experience and will play a pivotal role in Monza’s maiden Serie A voyage. Emmet Gates, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 From fencing and fighting to true love and miracles, The Princess Bride will enchant the crowd at the open-air Rady Shell at Jacobs Park at 7:30 p.m. Friday with the tale of the maiden, Buttercup, and her one true love, a farmer named Westley. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 Not bad for a horse that entered the Derby field the day before when Ethereal Road scratched — and was claimed by owner Rick Dawson of RED TR-Racing after a $30,000 maiden-claiming race at Churchill Downs. Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2022
Adjective
The payload for the maiden flight could be the first batch of the Starlink 2.0 satellites which have already been delivered to Starbase. Mihir Tripathy, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 The plane took its maiden flight back in January 2020 and now has more than 2,400 flight hours logged. Tamara Hardingham-gill, CNN, 27 July 2022 Vega C is counting down to its maiden flight in early July. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 July 2022 The 111-foot-long whaler set sail on her maiden voyage on November 16. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 The RMS Titanic famously sank off the coast of Newfoundland in the early hours of April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022 The Sprinter, which is still being outfitted, made its maiden voyage last weekend transporting dogs to an adoption event in Santee. San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Her maiden voyage after launch in New Zealand was a cruise to New Caledonia, onto Fiji and Tahiti, across to Chile and down to Antarctica. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2022 And the wheel kept on turning, making its maiden voyage to America in 2016. Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Adjective

Middle English, from Old English mægden, mǣden, diminutive of mægeth; akin to Old High German magad maiden, Old Irish mug serf

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Time Traveler
The first known use of maiden was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 11516 COCA: 14342

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