maiden

UK /ˈmeɪdən/ US /ˈmeɪdən/
noun 6adj 5name 3

Definitions

noun

1

A girl or an unmarried young woman.

2

A female virgin.

She's unmarried and still a maiden.

3

A man with no experience of sex, especially because of deliberate abstention.

As for that ſaid ſire Bors I wille be ſhryuen with a good wylle / Soo ſyr Bors was confeſſyd / and for al wymmen ſir Bors was a vyrgyne / ſauf for one / that was the doughter of kynge Brangorys / and on her he gat a child that hyghte Elayne / and ſauf for her ſyre Bors was a clene mayden[…]

4

A maidservant.

5

A clothes maiden.

adj

1

Virgin.

a surprising old maiden lady

It was just the middle of October when I moved in with my maiden sister […]

2

Without offspring.

3

Like or befitting a (young, unmarried) maiden.

Haue you no modeſty, no maiden ſhame, / No touch of baſhfulneſſe?

4

Being a first occurrence or event.

1975 was the year when West Indies won their maiden World Cup title.

The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.

5

Being an over in which no runs are scored.

He bowled a record twelve maiden overs in his spell of 8-33 in 21 overs.

noun

1

One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Mother representing a girl or a young woman

[…] different stages of life as represented by our Lady as Maiden, Mother, and Crone, as well as our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.

The Lady is often thought of as having three aspects: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.

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