maiden (maidens plural )
1 n-count A maiden is a young girl or woman.
LITERARY ...stories of noble princes and their brave deeds on behalf of beautiful maidens.
2 adj The maiden voyage or flight of a ship or aircraft is the first official journey that it makes. ADJ n In 1912, the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.
maiden aunt (maiden aunts plural )A maiden aunt is an aunt who is not married.
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maiden name (maiden names plural )A married woman's maiden name is her parents' surname, which she used before she got married and started using her husband's surname. n-count usu poss N (Antonym: married name)
maiden speech (maiden speeches plural )A politician's maiden speech is the first speech that he or she makes in parliament after becoming a member of it.
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