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maiden

/ˈmeɪdən/noun, adjective2 syllables

Maiden means: serving to set in motion.

Synonyms for maiden8

noun, as in an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

maid

noun, as in (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

maiden over

adjective, as in serving to set in motion

inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, opening

also used for maiden

maidenly

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What does maiden mean?3

adjective

1

serving to set in motion“the magazine's inaugural issue”

noun

1

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

2

(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with maiden?1

two syllables

laden
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Maiden in a sentence

  • Near such high virtue, every maiden fear takes wing at once.al_ex_an_der
  • At the noise, a window opened and a lovely maiden looked out.Hybrid
  • A young maiden, with a tin brooch decorating her chest, went to meet him.Nylez
  • Some triple goddesses have the forms maiden, mother, and crone.mollydot
  • I'm planning to take my mother's maiden name.sundown
  • I plan to take my mother's maiden name.sundown
  • The blond maiden made a pact with the sun and the moon.AlanF_US
  • I can't for the life of me remember her maiden name.karloelkebekio

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Forms of maiden

as a noun

plural
maidens