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maiden noun [C] (CRICKET) sports specialized (also maiden over) in cricket, an over (= a set of six throws from one end of the field) in which no runs (= points) are scored: He bowled three maidens in a row. The batsman played out a maiden over. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cricket.
The meaning of MAIDEN is an unmarried girl or woman : maid. How to use maiden in a sentence.
MAIDEN meaning: 1. a girl or young woman: 2. in cricket, an over (= a set of six throws from one end of the field…. Learn more.
(ˈmeɪdən ) noun. 1. archaic or literary. a. a young unmarried girl, esp when a virgin. b. ( as modifier) a maiden blush. 2. horse racing. a. a horse that has never won a race. b. ( as modifier) a maiden race. 3. cricket See maiden over. 4. Also called: clothes maiden Northern England dialect. a frame on which clothes are hung to dry; clothes horse.
Maiden is an old-fashioned term for a girl or an unmarried young woman. If you like reading fantasy novels, you've probably encountered plenty of knights and maidens — and maybe even a dragon or two.
maiden. adjective. Her maiden blushes were most becoming. Synonyms. girlish. youthful. chaste. virginal. unmarried. Antonyms. matronly. unchaste.
Maiden definition: a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.. See examples of MAIDEN used in a sentence.
1. Of, relating to, or befitting a maiden. 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. [Middle English, from Old English mægden; see maghu- in Indo-European roots .]
Definition of maiden adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for MAIDEN: first, initial, inaugural, original, foremost, earliest, pioneer, previous; Antonyms of MAIDEN: last, final, latter, latest, ultimate, terminal, late, advanced.
