maiden

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˈmeɪdn/ UK /ˈmeɪdn/ See IPA manual

noun adj

Meanings

1

noun
a young unmarried woman; first of its kind

The ship set off on its maiden voyage.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a young unmarried woman;... girl damsel lass virgin maid first initial

Opposites

matron wife

Word family

Derived forms maidenlymaidenhoodmaidenhead

Related forms maid

Etymology

From Old English maegden ('virgin, girl, maid'), diminutive of maeg ('kinswoman'), from Proto-Germanic *magadinam, diminutive of *magaths ('maid').

maegden Old English *magaths Proto-Germanic

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# maiden

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈmeɪdn
**IPA (UK):** ˈmeɪdn

## Meanings
1. a young unmarried woman; first of its kind

## Examples
- The ship set off on its maiden voyage.

## Synonyms
- girl
- damsel
- lass
- virgin
- maid
- first
- initial

## Antonyms
- matron
- wife

## Derived Forms
- maidenly
- maidenhood
- maidenhead

## Related Forms
- maid

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: maegden
- Root: *magaths

## Etymology
From Old English maegden ('virgin, girl, maid'), diminutive of maeg ('kinswoman'), from Proto-Germanic *magadinam, diminutive of *magaths ('maid').

## AI Etymology
Maiden comes from Old English maegden ('virgin, girl, maid'), diminutive of maeg ('kinswoman'), from Proto-Germanic *magadinam, diminutive of *magaths ('maid'). The etymological trail includes Old English maegden, Proto-Germanic *magaths. The same word family includes maidenly, maidenhood, maidenhead, maid. Its current noun use means "a young unmarried woman; first of its kind".

## Topics
- Describing People
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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