Maiden meaning: Maiden can mean an

Maiden can mean an unmarried girl or woman, a virgin, a racehorse that has never won, or a machine that beheads criminals. It can also be an adjective for something first, initial, or untried. Maiden can be a noun meaning a girl or young woman, or an adjective meaning the first of its type. Learn how to use it in different contexts, such as literature, cricket and business, and see translations in other languages. The meaning of MAIDEN is an unmarried girl or woman : maid. How to use maiden in a sentence. maiden (plural maidens) (archaic) maiden , a girl, an unmarried young woman (archaic, attributive or in compounds) (something) early, immature, first maiden egg ― the first egg laid by a young hen maiden -chance ― first opportunity (archaic) a servant girl, a maid (archaic) the last sheaf of grain harvested, decorated with ribbons and regarded as a talisman; (by extension) the end of the harvest synonyms Synonyms: kirn, clyack, hare (historical) [from 16th century] an instrument similar to ...