noun
- an unmarried young woman
Usage: archaic or literary
adjective
- first or initial
- unmarried
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The maiden voyage of the new ship was scheduled for next month.
- She gave her maiden speech to the parliament.
- The knight rescued the maiden from the tower.
- It was the pilot’s maiden flight in the new aircraft.
- The maiden name on her birth certificate was different.
- The maiden aunt lived alone in the countryside.
- His maiden attempt at cooking was surprisingly successful.