The meaning of MAIDEN is an unmarried girl or woman : maid. How to use maiden in a sentence.

maiden adjective [not gradable] (FIRST) (esp. of a trip by a ship or vehicle) first: a maiden voyage / flight (Definition of maiden from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

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 …

Also called: clothes maiden Northern England dialect. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain …

Dec 21, 2025 · maiden (plural maidens) (now chiefly literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman. (archaic) A female virgin.

maiden, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Definition of maiden noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

MAIDEN definition: a girl or young unmarried woman; maid. See examples of maiden used in a sentence.

(modifier) of or relating to an older unmarried woman: a maiden aunt (modifier) of or involving an initial experience or attempt: a maiden voyage, maiden speech

: coming before all others : first or earliest the ship's maiden voyage the maiden issue of a new magazine a politician giving his maiden speech in the Senate