maiden

Definitions


[ˈmeɪdn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an unmarried girl or young woman
(e.g: two knights fought to win the hand of a fair maiden)

- an over in which no runs are scored


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English mægden, from a Germanic diminutive meaning ‘maid, virgin’; related to German Mädchen, diminutive of Magd ‘maid’, from an Indo-European root shared by Old Irish mug ‘boy, servant’


[ˈmeɪdn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an older woman) unmarried
(e.g: a maiden aunt)

- being or involving the first attempt or act of its kind
(e.g: the Titanic's maiden voyage)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English mægden, from a Germanic diminutive meaning ‘maid, virgin’; related to German Mädchen, diminutive of Magd ‘maid’, from an Indo-European root shared by Old Irish mug ‘boy, servant’




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