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Synonyms
maid·en (mād́n)

[Middle English, from Old English mægden.]

noun 

    1. An unmarried girl or woman.
    2. A virgin.
  2. A machine resembling the guillotine, used in Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries to behead criminals.
  3. Sports
    1. A racehorse that has never won a race.
    2. A maiden over.

adjective 

  1. Of, relating to, or befitting a maiden: a maiden blush.
  2. Being an unmarried girl or woman: a maiden aunt.
  3. Being a racehorse that has never won a race.
  4. First or earliest: a maiden voyage; a maiden speech in the Senate.