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maiden

  • noun
  • /ˈmeɪdən/

A clothes maiden.

Other meanings

  1. A racehorse without any victory, i.e. one having a "virgin record".

  2. A horse race in which all starters are maidens.

Related words

  • barmaiden
  • housemaiden
  • maidenless
  • maiding
  • maiden-auntishness
  • maidenhair
  • A-bomb maiden
  • billow maiden
  • bondmaiden
  • break one's maiden
  • bridesmaiden
  • clothes maiden

Word history

From Old English "mæġden" (girl).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “maiden” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.