maidennoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmeɪ.dən/us/ˈmeɪ.dən/maiden noun [ C ] (WOMAN)
literary a girl or young woman:
In the story, the prince woos and wins the fair maiden.
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Children & babies
- a mouth to feed idiom
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- childlike
- childproof
- children
- crawler
- designer baby
- only child
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
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maiden noun [ C ] (CRICKET)
also maiden over an over in cricket in which no runs are scored
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Cricket
- 12th man
- bails 2
- batswoman
- batting average
- bowling
- century
- cricketer
- declare
- delivery
- fall
- field
- overthrow
- pavilion
- run sb out
- six
- test match
- the infield
- the outfield
- wicket
- wicketkeeper
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maidenadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈmeɪ.dən/us/ˈmeɪ.dən/being the first of its type:
The first hydrogen-powered airplane will make its maiden flight this year.
his maiden appearance on TV
See also
maiden speech
maiden voyage
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First and firstly
- at first idiom
- begin
- debut
- first come, first served idiom
- firstly
- for starters idiom
- from the word go idiom
- in the first/second place idiom
- inaugural
- initial
- initially
- introduction
- originally
- place
- prefatory
- primary
- proto-
- starter
- to begin with idiom
- word
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