English

Pronunciation
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| w:IPA|IPA || /�meɪd�n/
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| w:SAMPA|SAMPA || /"meId@n/
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audio|en-us-maiden.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
OE. mæġden

Noun
en-noun

1. a girl or an unmarried young woman, often used poetically
2. a virgin

#: She's unmarried and still a maiden.

1. cricket a maiden over

Derived terms
maidenhead
maiden flight
maiden voyage

Related terms
maid

Translations
trans-top|young female
Finnish: neiti, neito
German: Jungfrau f, Mädchen n
Irish: maighdean f
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Old English: mægþ|mǣġþ f, mægden|mǣġden n, mægden�ild|mǣġden�ild n
Scottish Gaelic: maighdeann f, rìbhinn f (poetic), nighean f, òigh f, gruagach f
Swedish: jungfru c
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trans-top|a virgin
Finnish: neitsyt, impi (archaic, poetic)
German: Jungfrau f
Irish: maighdean f
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Scottish Gaelic: maighdeann f, òigh f
Swedish: jungfru c, oskuld c
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trans-top|(cricket) a maiden over
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ttbc|Romanian: domni�oar� f
ttbc|Slovak: deva#Slovak|deva f
ttbc|Spanish: doncella f
ttbc|Welsh: llancesig f, morwyn f, merch f, morwynig f, rhiain f
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Adjective
en-adj|-

1. describing a first occurrence or event

#: The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.

1. cricket describing an over in which no runs are scored

Translations
trans-top|describing a first occurrence or event
Finnish: neitsyt-
French: inaugural
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Portuguese: primeiro m, primeira f, inaugural m & f
Romanian: inaugural m, inaugural� f
Swedish: jungfru-
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trans-top|(cricket) describing an over in which no runs are scored
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ttbc|Interlingua: prime, inaugural
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Finnish

Alternative forms
maitten

Noun
maiden

1. fi-form of|maa|typenoun|casegenitive|pl=plural

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• 2007-12-26 07:02 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Scottish Gaelic]]

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