n.
A woman's family name before she is married. Used of a surname that is replaced by a woman when she marries. Also called birth name.
| Dictionary: maiden name |
A woman's family name before she is married. Used of a surname that is replaced by a woman when she marries. Also called birth name.
| WordNet: maiden name |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a woman's surname before marriage
| Zastron | |
| birth name | |
| Graaff-Reinet |
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