maiden

C2+ Topic:Describing People

US /ˈmeɪdn/ UK /ˈmeɪdn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a young unmarried woman; first of its kind

The ship set off on its maiden voyage.

Thesaurus

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

Common collocations

maiden voyage Adjective + noun

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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Topics

Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives

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# maiden

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**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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