1
: an unmarried girl or woman : maid
2
: a former Scottish beheading device resembling the guillotine (see guillotine sense 1)
3
: a horse that has never won a race
Examples of maiden in a Sentence
Noun
a story about a courageous knight who rescues a fair maiden
a story about a beautiful maiden and her mysterious father
Adjective
the maiden issue of a new magazine
a politician giving his maiden speech in the Senate
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Their violence — in medieval bestiaries, unicorns are regularly said to have beef with elephants and take them down by goring their bellies — is contrasted with their gentleness towards maidens and innate understanding of purity.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Luke Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Property billionaire Asok Kumar Hiranandani’s Royal Group of Companies is investing about £110 million ($143 million) to develop its maiden hotel in London as the Singaporean magnate seeks to expand his company’s footprint to tap the global travel boom.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Its maiden and hero product, Rested, hones in on sleep as the fundamental step to optimizing cognitive and immune function.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Their violence — in medieval bestiaries, unicorns are regularly said to have beef with elephants and take them down by goring their bellies — is contrasted with their gentleness towards maidens and innate understanding of purity.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
But the seven-time world champion was unable to replicate that performance in qualifying as McLaren’s Piastri secured his maiden pole with Hamilton qualifying fifth.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
Property billionaire Asok Kumar Hiranandani’s Royal Group of Companies is investing about £110 million ($143 million) to develop its maiden hotel in London as the Singaporean magnate seeks to expand his company’s footprint to tap the global travel boom.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Maiden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maiden. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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maiden
1 of 2 noun
maid·en
ˈmād-ᵊn 
: a young unmarried girl or woman
maidenhood
noun
-ˌhu̇d
maidenly
adjective
-lē
maiden
2 of 2 adjective1
a
: not married
maiden aunt
2
: of or relating to a maiden
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