maiden
English
/ˈmeɪdən/
noun
Definitions
- (now) A girl or an unmarried young woman.
- A female virgin.
- (obsolete) A man with no experience of sex, especially because of deliberate abstention.
- A maidservant.
- A clothes maiden.
- (now) An unmarried woman, especially an older woman.
- (horse racing) A racehorse without any victory, i.e. one having a "virgin record".
- (horse racing) A horse race in which all starters are maidens.
- (historical) A Scottish counterpart of the guillotine.
- (cricket) A maiden over.
- (obsolete) A machine for washing linen.
- (Wicca) (alternative form of) Maiden
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English maiden inherited from Old English mæġden (virgin, maiden, maid, girl, servant) derived from *magaþ derived from Proto-Germanic *magaþs (virgin, maid, maiden, girl) affix from English maid.
Origin
English
maid
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- barmaid English
- bond English
- bondmaid English
- bondmaiden English
- bride English
- bridemaid English
- bridesmaid English
- bridesmaiden English
- brosmaid English
- chambermaid English
- cookmaid English
- dairymaid English
- dwarfmaid English
- elfmaid English
- fairmaid English
- glee English
- gleemaiden English
- groomsmaid English
- hair English
- hand English
- handmaid English
- handmaiden English
- handmaidenhood English
- handmaidenly English
- housemaid English
- kitchenmaid English
- laundrymaid English
- maid English
- maidenhair English
- maidenhead English
- maidenhood English
- maidenish English
- maidenlike English
- maidenliness English
- maidenly English
- maidenry English
- maidenship English
- maidhood English
- maidish English
- maidkin English
- maidless English
- maidlike English
- maidly English
- maidmarian English
- maidservant English
- mermaid English
- mermaiden English
- milk English
- milkmaid English
- milkmaiden English
- nursemaid English
- nurserymaid English
- pantrymaid English
- parlormaid English
- parlourmaid English
- schoolmaid English
- seamaid English
- servingmaid English
- shield English
- shieldmaiden English
- shopmaid English
- sky English
- skymaiden English
- unmaiden English
- unmaidenlike English
- unmaidenly English
- Kammermädchen German
- Kindermädchen German
- Kopftuchmädchen German
- Magd German
- Milchmädchen German
- Mädchen German
- Zimmermädchen German
- mädchenhaft German
- *magh(u)-, *maghu- Proto-Indo-European
- *magʰ(u)- Proto-Indo-European
- *mogʷʰótis Proto-Indo-European
- *magaþs Proto-Germanic
- メイド Japanese
- mægdenhad Old English
- mægdenlic Old English
- mægþ Old English
- mæġden Old English
- maiden Middle English
- maidenly Middle English
- mayde Middle English
- maydenhode Middle English
- meremaiden Middle English
- maid Cebuano
- magad Old High German
- 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *magadīn gmw-pro
- *magaþ gmw-pro
- *magath Old Dutch
- *megith Old Dutch
- magith Old Dutch
- maigden Middle Irish
- sky
- bond
- glee
- milk
- hair
- maid
- hand
- bride
- maidly
- shield
- seamaid
- maidkin
- maidish
- mermaid
- elfmaid
- barmaid
- fairmaid
- maidlike
- maidhood
- shopmaid
- maidless
- maidenly
- maidenry
- unmaiden
- bondmaid
- brosmaid
- milkmaid
- cookmaid
- handmaid
- maidenish
- mermaiden
- nursemaid
- dairymaid
- bridemaid
- housemaid
- skymaiden
- dwarfmaid
- maidenhair
- milkmaiden
- groomsmaid
- handmaiden
- pantrymaid
- unmaidenly
- bondmaiden
- maidenhead
- gleemaiden
- bridesmaid
- maidmarian
- parlormaid
- maidenlike
- maidenship
- schoolmaid
- maidenhood
- laundrymaid
- maidservant
- nurserymaid
- kitchenmaid
- chambermaid
- parlourmaid
- servingmaid
- bridesmaiden
- maidenliness
- unmaidenlike
- shieldmaiden
- handmaidenly
- handmaidenhood