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Maiden

Definition: Maiden

Maiden

Adjective

1. Serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage".

Noun

1. An unmarried girl (especially a virgin).

2. (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "maiden" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Maiden

DomainDefinition

Satire

MAIDEN, 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. Source: Devil's Dictionary.

Food & Agriculture

A seedling that has been neither lopped, pollarded nor coppiced. Source: European Union. (references)

Literature

Maiden A machine resembling the guillotine for beheading criminals in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; brought to Scotland by the Regent Morton from Halifax, in Yorkshire, for the purpose of beheading the laird of Pennycuick. It was also called "the widow."
He who invented the maiden first hanselled it. Referring to Regent Morton, who introduced this sort of guillotine into Scotland, erroneously said to have been the first to suffer by it. Thomas Scott, one of the murderers of Rizzio, was beheaded by it in 1566, fifteen years before Morton's execution.
Maiden or ~~~Virgin Queen.
Virgin Queen. Elizabeth, Queen of England, who never married. (1533, 1558-1603.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Specialty Definition: Iron Maiden (band)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Iron Maiden is the name for a band from London, England which was formed in 1976. This group is considered to be one of the most influential in the Heavy Metal music genre. Iron Maiden is led by Steve Harris (born March 12, 1957 in Leytonstone, London, England; bass), formerly a member of the pub rockers Smiler. Iron maiden is also the name for a medieval torture device, although Harris got the name from the movie The Man In The Iron Mask.

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Maiden, North Carolina

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Maiden is a town located in North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 3,282.

Geography


Maiden is located at 35°34'44" North, 81°12'43" West (35.578873, -81.211858)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 12.4 km² (4.8 mi²). 12.3 km² (4.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.84% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 3,282 people, 1,187 households, and 848 families residing in the town. The population density is 267.9/km² (693.3/mi²). There are 1,258 housing units at an average density of 102.7/km² (265.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 80.04% White, 14.72% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 2.71% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 5.73% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 1,187 households out of which 29.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% are married couples living together, 11.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% are non-families. 24.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 2.95. In the town the population is spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 110.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 112.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $35,417, and the median income for a family is $44,063. Males have a median income of $29,695 versus $21,594 for females. The per capita income for the town is $19,026. 8.9% of the population and 7.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 12.7% are under the age of 18 and 10.8% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Maiden, North Carolina."

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Synonyms: Maiden

Synonyms: first (adj), inaugural (adj), initiative (adj), initiatory (adj), maid (n), maiden over (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Maiden

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Beginning

Noun: beginning, commencement, opening, outset, incipience, inception, inchoation; introduction; (precursor); alpha, initial; inauguration, debut, le premier pas, embarcation, rising of the curtain; maiden speech; outbreak, onset, brunt; initiative, move, first move; narrow end of the wedge, thin end of the wedge; fresh start, new departure.

First, foremost, leading; maiden.

Celibacy

Unmarried woman, spinster; maid, maiden;virgin, feme sole, old maid; bachelor girl, girl-bachelor; nun.

Infant

Girl; lass, lassie; wench, miss, damsel, demoiselle; maid, maiden; virgin; hoyden.

Scourge

Triangle, wooden horse, iron maiden, thumbscrew, boot, rack, wheel, iron heel; chinese water torture.

Thought

Phrase: the mind being on the stretch; the mind turning upon, the head turning upon, the mind running upon; " divinely, bent to meditation "; en toute chose il faut considerer la fin; " fresh-pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought "; " go speed the stars of Thought "; " in maiden meditation fancy-free "; " so sweet is zealous contemplation "; " the power of thought is the magic of the Mind "; " those that think must govern those that toil "; " thought is parent of the deed ";Phrase: the mind being on the stretch; the mind turning upon, the head turning upon, the mind running upon; " divinely, bent to meditation "; en toute chose il faut considerer la fin; " fresh-pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought "; " go speed the stars of Thought "; " in maiden meditation fancy-free "; " so sweet is zealous contemplation "; " the power of thought is the magic of the Mind "; " those that think must govern those that toil "; " thought is parent of the deed "; " thoughts in attitudes imperious "; " thoughts that breathe and words that burn "; vivere est cogitare; Volk der Dichter und Denker.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Maiden

English words defined with "maiden": CrantsdistressfirstGalatea, go by, go underhold oninaugural, initiative, initiatory, Iokeeplaunchmaidenlike, maidenliness, maidenlynee, nymph. (references)
Specialty definitions using "maiden": Alruna-wife, AnnabelBlowzelinda, Bower-woman, BritomartisCandles, Claudia, Coins, Cottage Countess, CressidaDuduGORGONHANDICAPPER, HARNESS RACINGInventors Punished, Iron Maiden of NurembergJacquesMaiden King, Maiden Lane, Maiden of the Mist, MAIDEN SESSIONS, Maiden TownNancy of the ValeOil on Troubled WatersPigs, Pippa PassesRosalind, RumpelstilzchenWabung Annung. (references)
Etymologies containing "maiden": Thysbe. (references)

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Modern Usage: Maiden

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Screenplays

A shield maiden of Rohan (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

Dahlgren is my maiden name, Frost is my married name (Uncle Buck; writing credit: John Hughes.)

I'm thinking of changing back to my maiden name (Runaway Bride; writing credit: Josann McGibbon; Sara Parriott)

Sweet maiden of the spit, grant now my boon, that I might sup on suckling pig this noon (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Put them in the iron maiden. (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure; writing credit: Chris Matheson; Ed Solomon)

Lyrics

It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden ("El Paso"; performing artist: Marty Robbins)

My love was deep for this Mexican maiden ("El Paso"; performing artist: Marty Robbins)

So in anger I challenged his right for the love of this maiden ("El Paso"; performing artist: Marty Robbins)

Movie/TV Titles

Blood of the Iron Maiden (1970)

The Iron Maiden (1962)

Fifteen Maiden Lane (1936)

She Was Only a Village Maiden (1933)

The Unshod Maiden (1932)

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Commercial Usage: Maiden

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References

  • The Maiden Group plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Image Slideshow: Maiden

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Photo Album: Maiden

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Roger Rowse On the maiden voyage of the WESTDAHL. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Deployment of meteorological balloon OCEANOGRAPHER maiden voyage Eclipse expedition to South America Early example of cooperative meteorological and oceanographic research. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

The CAPE BEVERLY, one of the first commercial tuna vessels outfitted for purse seining operations. This photo was taken on its maiden voyage. Published in: "Purse Seine Revolution in Tuna Fishing", by Richard McNeely, Pacific Fisherman, June 1961. Credit: Fisheries.

Raptor 4002 passed its 300th flight-hour mark. The first F-22 to do so. Air Force's Flight Test Center here. The F-22 fleet is expected to grow in the coming weeks, as Raptor 4003 makes it maiden flight from Lockheed Martin's facility in Marietta, Ga., be.

Examining the first medication kit used in the recent maiden flight of the space shuttle 'Columbia' / NASA photo. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

At the edge of the desert off the North African coast, with local camel troops in the foreground, circa late 1923 or early 1924. During her maiden cruise at that time Concord steamed through the Mediterranean Sea and returned to the United States by way of the Suez Canal and the Cape of Good Hope. Credit: NAVY.

Line engraving, published in "Harper's Weekly", 1862. He helped to superintend the construction of USS Monitor in 1861-62 and served in that ship during her maiden voyage from New York to Hampton Roads in early March 1862 and her subsequent battle with CSS Virginia. Credit: NAVY.

Seated female figure with mirror adjusting her dress while a winged hand maiden attends to her hair ; Female figure seated in klismos chair while figure of Eros or Cupid, assisted by hand maiden, washes her feet. Credit: Library of Congress.

The maiden aunt who left the shawl. Credit: Library of Congress.

S.S. Normandie arriving in New York Harbor on maiden voyage. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Maiden
 

"Blue maiden" by Gilbert Tremblay
Commentary: "A picture of a wonderful girl I know. If you use this picture in anyway please ask me or at least let me know! ;)."
"Figure head" by Terry Eaton
Commentary: "A ship's maiden."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Maiden

AuthorQuotation

Benjamin Disraeli

Then there was a maiden speech, so inaudible, that it was doubted whether, after all, the young orator really did lose his virginity.

Francis Bacon

Riches are a good hand maiden, but a poor mistress.

Horace

Gloriously perjured, a maiden famous to all time.

Miguel De Cervantes

No padlocks, bolts, or bars can secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Virgil

The great cycle of the ages is renewed. Now the Maiden returns, returns the Golden Age; a new generation now descends from heaven.

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Use in Literature: Maiden

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

It is a maiden glancing like a woman

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

The verses told only of the night and the balmy breeze and the maiden lustre of the moon

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Non-Fiction Usage: Maiden

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Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

GORGON, n. The Gorgon was a maiden bold Who turned to stone the Greeks of old That looked upon her awful brow. We dig them out of ruins now, And swear that workmanship so bad Proves all the ancient sculptors mad.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Maiden

"Maiden" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 48.48% of the time. "Maiden" is used about 394 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)48.48%19122,216
Noun (singular)46.95%18522,646
Noun (proper)4.57%1882,615
                    Total100.00%394N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Maiden

The following table summarizes the usage of "maiden" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
MaidenLast name1,0009,534
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Usage in Company Names: Maiden

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United Kingdom

The Maiden Group plc

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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Cities: Maiden


1. Maiden, NC (town, FIPS 40660)
Location: 35.57578 N, 81.20615 W
Population (1990): 2574 (1023 housing units)
Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 28650
Country: USA

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Expressions: Maiden

Expressions using "maiden": dainty maiden iron maiden iron maiden of Nuremberg Maiden assize maiden aunt maiden duck maiden effort maiden fern maiden forest Maiden grass maiden name maiden over maiden pink Maiden plum Maiden Rock Maiden speech Maiden tower Maiden tree maiden trip maiden voyage. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "maiden": maiden-aunt, maiden-head, maiden-mother, maiden-thought.

Ending with "maiden": ex-maiden, hand-maiden, ice-maiden, kitchen-maiden, sea-maiden, snow-maiden.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Maiden

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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per Day

iron maiden

5,388

iron maiden poster

37

maiden

298

iron maiden ticket

36

iron lyrics maiden

283

iron maiden official

35

iron maiden tab

210

dance death iron maiden

34

teen maiden

184

iron maiden tour

33

iron maiden.com

137

iron maiden official site

32

iron maiden wallpaper

122

maiden nc

29

iron maiden mp3

98

iron maiden shirt

27

maiden name

98

maiden rock wi

24

iron maiden eddie

87

dream iron maiden wildest

23

maiden name search

74

iron maiden video

23

picture of iron maiden

71

death and maiden

23

iron maiden discography

56

font iron maiden

22

iron maiden guitar tab

55

iron maiden photo

21

indian maiden

54

maiden form

21

maiden grass

44

bootlegs iron maiden

20

iron maiden pic

43

iron maiden tablature

19

maiden voyage

43

iron logo maiden

19

iron maiden t shirt

40

iron maiden midi

19

bass iron maiden tab

37

date iron maiden tour

19
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Modern Translation: Maiden

Language Translations for "maiden"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

virgjëreshë (maid, virgin), vashë (girl, lass), vajzëror (girlish, maidenish, maidenlike), vajzë (babe, chicken, child, colleen, damsel, daughter, demoiselle, female, gal, girl, girlie, lass, lassie, maid, Miss, petticoat, puss, unmarried girl, wench), lëneshë (spinster), i virgjër (chaste, cherubic, virgin), i parë (aboriginal, early, first, foremost, former, front, headmost, initial, opening, original, premier, primary, primitive, progenitor), beqare, çupë (lass, maid). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مقصلة (guillotine), ‏عذراء (maidenlike, virgin), ‏عذباء, ‏عانس, ‏العذراء (virgin), ‏الخطاب الأول للنائب, ‏بكر (first born, get up, intact, live from hand to mouth, maidenlike, rise early, virgin), ‏بتول. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

вид гилотина, нов (fresh, modern, nascent, new, newfangled, novel, patent, recent, up to date, youthful), неомъжена (discovert, single, sole, unbedded, unmarried, unwed), неопитен (callow, coltish, fresh, green, inexpert, raw, sucking, unexperienced, unpractised, unschooled, unseasoned, unsophisticated, untutored, unversed, unworldly, verdant, young), неизпитан (unpractised, untested, untried), мома (damsel, lass, maid, virgin), момински (maidenish, maidenlike, maidenly, virgin, virginal), пръв (first, foremost, leading, major, opening, premier, primordial), девствен (chaste, primaeval, pristine, pure, vestal, virgin, virginal), девойка (adolescent, damsel, girl, lass, maid, young lady), девица (maid, virgin). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

少女 , 处女. (various references)

   

Czech

  

neprovdaná, dívèí (girlish), dìvèe (baby, colleen, girl, lass, lassie, wench). (various references)

   

Danish

  

froeplante (seedling, seed-producing plant). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

stekelrog (maiden ray, roker, thornback ray), ruige rog (maiden ray, roker, thornback ray), gewone rog (maiden ray, roker, thornback ray), eerste reis (maiden voyage), colchicum autumnale L (colchicum autumnale L, dainty maiden, meadow saffron). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

جدید (Modern, New, Novel, Recent, Unprecedented, Uptodate), دوشیزه (Damosel, Damsel, Girl), دخترباکره . (various references)

   

Finnish

  

tyttönimi (maiden name), hän on omaa sukua (her maiden name is). (various references)

   

French

  

virginal (maidenly, maidly), vierge (maid, maidenlike), vieille fille (old maid), jeune fille (maid), célibataire (single man), brin. (various references)

   

German

  

maid (damsel, maid, wench), magd (farm lass, maid, milkmaid, servant, wench), mädchenhaft (girlish, girlishly, maidenly), mädchen (colleen, female, girl, girlie, girls, lass, lassie, maid, maids, slavey, wench, wenches), unverheiratet (celibate, single, unmarried, unwed), unberührt (fresh, impervious, inviolate, pristine, recent, unaffected, unaffectedly, undazzled, undisturbed, unmoved, unslept-in, unspoiled, unspoilt, unsullied, untouched, untouchedly, untrodden, virgin, virginal), Schössling (offshoot, shoot), jungfräulich (innocent, maidenly, pure, virgin, virginal, virginally), jungfer (maid, spinster, virgin), jungfa.ulich. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κόρη (colleen, damsel, daughter, girl, lassie, maid, wench), παρθένοσ (chaste, vestal), παρθένος (virgin), παρθενικόσ (maidenly, vestal, virgin, virginal), φύτρον, ανύπαντρη κοπέλλα. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

עלמה (damsel, lass, maid, young woman), בתולה (maid, virgin, virgo), בחורה (girl, lass, wench), ריבה (damsel, girl, lass, wench), נערה (girl, kitten, lass, lassie, maid). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szûz (virgin), szűzies (chaste, pure), nyeretlen, leány (colleen, gal, gill, girl, job, lass, skirt), lánykori, lány (bint, daughter, fille, gal, girl, girly, lass, wench, wool), hajadon (celibatarian, celibate, discovert, feme sole, fille, maid, out of wedlock, single woman, spinster, to lead a single life, unmarried, unwed), első (chief, first, front, leader, leading, number one, premier, primal, primary, prime, thin edge of the wedge, top). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

gadis (damsel, flapper, girl, maid, virgin). (various references)

   

Irish

  

maighdean, , ainnir. (various references)

   

Italian

  

vergine (in the raw, maidly, virgin, Virgo). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

生娘 (girl, virgin), 乙女  (girl, virgin), 乙女 (daughter, little girl, virgin, young lady), 処女 (virgin), 少女 (daughter, little girl, virgin, young lady). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

おとめ (daughter, little girl, virgin, young lady), しょうじょ (advancement, daughter, little girl, promotion, virgin, young lady), しょじょ (virgin). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

처녀. (various references)

   

Manx

  

moidynagh (maidenly, virgin, virginal), moidyn (celibate woman, virgin), doodee (girl, girl friend), cron rollian, cron broachey. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aidenmay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

virgem (maid, may, virgin, virginal). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

modest (cheap, demure, diffident, discreet, frugal, grave, homely, humble, humbly, low, lowly, maidenly, modest, plain, quakerish, quiet, retiring, simple, unassuming, unobtrusive, unpretending, unpretentious), timid (bashful, coy, diffident, hesitating, maidenly, milky, mousy, pigeon-hearted, retiring, self conscious, sheepish, shy, sissy, timid, timorous), sfios (backward, bashful, coy, demure, faint-hearted, maidenlike, maidenly, meek, milky, mousy, retiring, self conscious, sheepish, shy, timid, timorous), prim (early, first, foremost, front, fundamental, initial, one, original, premier, primal, prime), nou (added, another, fresh, new, new-built, novel, original, patent, up to date), necercetat (unexplored), inaugural (inaugural, opening), fecioresc (boyish, boylike, boy's, boys', girlish, girl-like, girl's, girls', maidenly, youthful), fecioarã (maid, virgin, Virgo), fatã (child, chit, damsel, daughter, girl, lass, lassie, maid, Miss, puss, skirt, virgin), discret (circumspect, delicate, discreet, hushed, mellow, reserved, secret, secretive, silent, subdued, unobtrusive), de fecioarã (maidenly, virgin), de fatã (girlish, maidenlike), de debut, bine crescut (cultured, maidenly, mannerly). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

девица (damsel). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

maighdean (a maiden, maid, virgin), òigh (a virgin, virgin). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

prvi (first, initial, leading, premier, prime, primus, principal), početni (exordial, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, initial, opening), neudata (celibate, unmarried), devojka (chick, damsel, demoiselle, girl, girlfriend, lassie, maid, wench), devičanski (maidenly, virgin, virginal), deva (camel), čedan (chaste, lily, lily white, nice, pure-minded, sober minded, virgin, virginal, virtuous). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

soltera (bachelor girl, heiress, spinster), doncella (damsel, maid, parlourmaid). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ungmö (damosel, damsel, spinster), ogift (celibatarian, celibate, single, unmarried), (girl, lass, virgin, wench). (various references)

   

Thai

  

สาวโสด (maid). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yeni (fresh, freshly, green, hot, incoming, ingoing, kaino-, neo-, neoteric, new, newly, novel, novice, only just, recent, recently, renewed, smart, young), kız (babe, bird, bunny, chick, chicken, colleen, daughter, female, gal, girl, Jenny, lass, lassie, maid, Miss, queen, wench), ilk (early, elementary, first, initial, initiative, initiatory, preliminary, premier, primal, primary, prime, primitive, primordial, pristine, proto-, the very first), genç kız (bobbysoxer, damsel, puss, young lady), el değmemiş (guiltless, intact, untouched), bakire (untouched, virgin), bâkire (maid). (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

неодружена, дівчина (adolescent, celibate, colleen, demoiselle, doll, gal, girl, lass, wench), дівочий (girlish, maidenlike, maidenly, virgin, virginal). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

trinh; chưa chồng, trinh nữ (damsel), thiếu nữ (damsel, demoiselle, may, teen-ager, teener, wench), cô gái đồng trinh gái già, bà cô ngựa đua chưa giật giải lần nào. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

morwynol (virgin), morwynig, meinir, rhiain, llancesig (lassie), genethig (little girl), bun (maid), banon (queen). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Maiden

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

virgine, virginem, virgines, virgini, virginibus, virginis, virginum, virginumque, virgo, virgoque. (various references)

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Bible Trace: Maiden

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 30, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai eipen leia edwken o qeoV ton misqon mou anq' ou edwka thn paidiskhn mou tw andri mou kai ekalesen to onoma autou issacar o estin misqoV
Latin405VulgateEt ait dedit Deus mercedem mihi quia dedi ancillam meam viro meo appellavitque nomen illius Isachar
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThan sayde Lea. God hath geue me my rewarde because I gaue my mayde to my housbod and she called him Isachar.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar.
Basic English1964OgdenThen Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Maiden

LanguageGenesis Chapter 30, Verse 18
CebuanoUg miingon si Lea: Ang Dios naghatag kanako sa akong balus, kay gihatag ko ang akong ulipon nga babaye sa akong bana. Tungod niana gihinganlan ang iyang ngalan si Isakar.
CroatianOnda Lea reèe: "Bog mi je uzvratio nagradom što sam ustupila svoju sluškinju svome mužu." Stoga sinu nadjenu ime Jisakar.
Danishog Lea sagde: "Gud har lønnet mig, fordi jeg gav min Mand min Trælkvinde." Derfor gav hun ham Navnet Issakar.
DutchToen zeide Lea: God heeft mijn loon gegeven, nadat ik mijn dienstmaagd aan mijn man gegeven heb; en zij noemde zijn naam Issaschar.
FinnishNiin Leea sanoi: "Jumala on palkinnut minulle sen, että annoin orjattareni miehelleni". Ja hän antoi hänelle nimen Isaskar.
FrenchLéa dit: Dieu m`a donné mon salaire parce que j`ai donné ma servante à mon mari. Et elle l`appela du nom d`Issacar.
Germanund sprach Gott hat mir gelohnt, daß ich meine Magd meinem Manne gegeben habe. Und hieß ihn Isaschar.
Haitian CreoleLeya di: -Bondye ban m' sa m' merite a, paske mwen te bay mari m' sèvant mwen an pou madanm. Se konsa, Leya rele pitit gason an Isaka.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKata Lea, "Allah telah memberi saya upah sebab saya telah menyerahkan Zilpa kepada suami saya," karena itu dinamakannya anaknya itu Isakhar.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka kata Lea: Bahwa telah diberikan Allah upahku kepadaku, sebab sudah kuberikan sahayaku kepada lakiku. Maka dinamainya akan kanak-kanak itu Isakhar.
MaoriNa ka mea a Rea, Kua homai e te Atua toku utu, moku i hoatu i taku pononga ki taku tahu: a huaina ana e ia tona ingoa ko Ihakara.
NorwegianDa sa Lea: Gud har gitt mig min lønn, fordi jeg lot min mann få min trælkvinne. Og hun kalte ham Issakar*. # <* han kommer med lønn.>
PortugueseEntão disse Léia: Deus me tem dado o meu galardão, porquanto dei minha serva a meu marido. E chamou ao filho Issacar.   
SwedishDå sade Lea: "Gud har givit mig min lön*, för det att jag gav min tjänstekvinna åt min man." Och hon gav honom namnet Isaskar.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Maiden

Derivations

Words beginning with "maiden": maidenhair, maidenhairs, maidenhead, maidenheads, maidenhood, maidenhoods, maidenliness, maidenlinesses, maidenly, maidens. (additional references)

Words ending with "maiden": handmaiden. (additional references)

Words containing "maiden": handmaidens. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Maiden" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amidini, daidan, laiden, Maamen, Macindoe, Ma'dan, maden, madin, Madiun, maedan, maeven, Mafikeng, Mahida, Mahidol, Maiben, maidan, Maidana, Maidanek, maidden, maide, maidel, maiding, maido, maidon, maiken, mainden, maiten, mandaean, Maoten, marden, Masden, Maydan, mayde, mayden, maydes, mayven, Mcadie, meadean, Medien, Meewen, meien, Meigen, Meiwen, Meliden, Meudun, miaden, Midan, miden, midin, minizen, Mohiddin, muden, Muhiddin, Muiden, Muirden, Muyden, naide, Nasirdin, raiden. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Maiden"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "maiden" (pronounced mā"dun)
4-ā" d u nladen, menhaden.
3-d u nabandon, bedridden, beholden, broaden, burden, cordon, deaden, downtrodden, embolden, forbidden, garden, gladden, golden, harden, hidden, Holden, Jordan, leaden, Linden, Loden, Louden, madden, Myrmidon, olden, overburden, overridden, pardon, prekindergarten, prostaglandin, redden, ridden, sadden, sodden, Soldan, sudden, tendon, unburden, warden, widen, wooden.

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Anagrams: Maiden

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: aidmen, daimen, median, medina.

Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-m-n"

-1 letter: admen, aimed, amend, amide, amine, anime, denim, maned, media, menad, minae, mined, named.

-2 letters: aide, amen, amid, amie, amin, dame, damn, dean, deni, dime, dine, idea, idem, made, maid, main, mane, mead, mean, mend, mien, mina, mind, mine, name, nema, nide.

-3 letters: aid, aim, ain, ami, and, ane, ani, dam, den, die, dim.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-m-n"
 

+1 letter: amidine, amidone, diamine, inarmed, maidens, medians, mediant, medinas, sideman, unaimed.

 

+2 letters: adeeming, amandine, amending, amidines, amidogen, amidones, animated, comedian, daemonic, daimones, dairymen, defaming, dementia, demoniac, demonian, diamante, diamines, dominate, dopamine, dreaming, dynamite, endemial, examined, imagined, impawned, indamine, inflamed, landmine, machined, maenadic, maidenly, maligned, mandible, margined, marinade, maundies, medaling, medianly, mediants, melanoid, meridian, midrange, misnamed, muraenid, pandemic, radiomen, remained, zemindar.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Usage Frequency
13. Names: Frequency
14. Names: Company Usage
15. Cities
16. Expressions
17. Expressions: Internet
18. Translations: Modern
19. Translations: Ancient
20. Bible Trace
21. Derivations
22. Rhymes
23. Anagrams
24. Bibliography


  

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