maiden

n.

1. 1. An unmarried girl or woman.
   2. A virgin.
2. A machine resembling the guillotine, used in Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries to behead criminals.
3. Sports.
   1. A racehorse that has never won a race.
   2. A maiden over.

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or befitting a maiden: a maiden blush.
2. Being an unmarried girl or woman: a maiden aunt.
3. Being a racehorse that has never won a race.
4. First or earliest: a maiden voyage; a maiden speech in the Senate.

[Middle English, from Old English mægden.]

adjective

Preceding all others in time: earliest, first, initial, original, pioneer, primary, prime, primordial. See start/end.

adj

Definition: earliest
Antonyms: concluding, final, latest

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1. a female, e.g. ewe, gilt, heifer, bitch, mare, of breeding age but not yet mated.
2. a racehorse that has not yet won a race on a recognized track.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and views that madden to crime. The genus has a wide geographical distribution, being found wherever sought and deplored wherever found. The maiden is not altogether unpleasing to the eye, nor (without her piano and her views) insupportable to the ear, though in respect to comeliness distinctly inferior to the rainbow, and, with regard to the part of her that is audible, bleating out of the field by the canary -- which, also, is more portable.

    A lovelorn maiden she sat and sang --
        This quaint, sweet song sang she;
    "It's O for a youth with a football bang
        And a muscle fair to see!
                The Captain he
                Of a team to be!
    On the gridiron he shall shine,
    A monarch by right divine,
        And never to roast on it -- me!"
                                                         Opoline Jones

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IN BRIEF: A girl who is not married. Also: First or earliest.

The maiden voyage of the Titanic ended in total disaster.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - ung, ugift pige (især jomfru), hest, der aldrig har vundet
adj. - ugift, pige-, jomfru-, uberørt, for første gang

idioms:

• maiden name    pigenavn (for gifte kvinder)
• maiden speech    jomfrutale

Nederlands (Dutch)
jonge vrouw, Schotse guillotine, renpaard dat nooit gewonnen heeft, race waaraan zulke paarden meedoen, over waarin niet gescoord is (cricket), ongehuwd, maagdelijk, nooit gebruikt, eerste (b.v. zeereis), nog niet gedekt (dier), nooit gebaard hebbend (dier), uit zaad gekweekt (plant)

Français (French)
n. - demoiselle, pucelle, jeune fille (littér), (Équit) cheval qui n'a jamais remporté de courses, (Sport) partie d'un match de cricket pendant laquelle aucun point n'est marqué
adj. - de jeune fille, inaugural

idioms:

• maiden name    nom de jeune fille
• maiden speech    discours inaugural

Deutsch (German)
n. - junge Frau, Mädchen, Maid
adj. - Jungfern-, mädchenhaft, jungfräulich

idioms:

• maiden name    Mädchenname
• maiden speech    Antrittsrede

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απαρχ. ή ποιητ.) κόρη, παρθένα
adj. - παρθενικός

idioms:

• maiden name    (όνομα κατά) το γένος, πατρικό όνομα (παντρεμένης γυναίκας)
• maiden speech    παρθενικός λόγος

Italiano (Italian)
donzella, nubile, vergine

idioms:

• maiden name    nome da ragazza
• maiden speech    il primo discorso (di deputato)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - donzela (f), solteirona (f)
adj. - solteira, estreante

idioms:

• maiden name    sobrenome de solteira (m)
• maiden speech    discurso de estréia (m)

Русский (Russian)
девица, незамужняя, первый, неиспробованный

idioms:

• maiden name    девичья фамилия
• maiden speech    первая речь (нового члена парламента и т.д.)

Español (Spanish)
n. - doncella, caballo que todavía no ha ganado ninguna carrera
adj. - virginal, soltera, inexperto, solterona

idioms:

• maiden name    apellido de soltera
• maiden speech    discurso inaugural

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flicka, fallbila (åld.)
adj. - ogift, jungfrulig, resultatlös, förstlings-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
年轻未婚女子, 处女, 少女, 未婚的, 初次的, 处女的

idioms:

• maiden name    女子婚前的姓, 娘家的姓
• maiden speech    第一次演讲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 年輕未婚女子, 處女, 少女
adj. - 未婚的, 初次的, 處女的

idioms:

• maiden name    女子婚前的姓, 娘家的姓
• maiden speech    第一次演講

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소녀, 처녀
adj. - 소녀의, 미혼의, 사용한 적이 없는, 한번도 이긴 적이 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 乙女, 娘
adj. - 未婚の, 乙女のような, 初めての, 未踏の, 少女の, 未使用の

idioms:

• maiden name    結婚前の姓, 旧姓
• maiden speech    処女演説

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عذراء, جديد لم يمس (صفه) أول ( سفرة) لباخرة, غير متزوجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נערה (מיושן), צעירה לא נשואה (מיושן), סוס שטרם ניצח במירוץ‬
adj. - ‮לא נשואה, של נערה, בתולי, נעשה או קורה בפעם הראשונה‬

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iron maiden	Carlos Santana Maiden
salomon maiden	iron maiden cds