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How to pronounce maiden in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory


his first (or maiden) speech in Congress.
the liner's maiden voyage.
Type Words
Synonyms maiden over
Type of over
Type Words
Synonyms maid
Type of young woman, fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady
Has types damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, demoiselle
Derivation maidenhood, maidenly

Examples of maiden

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In his maiden win at Saratoga, he pressed the pace in second before drawing off.
From the kentucky.com
McAuliffe, 54, was 16 when he joined 29 other boys on the maiden voyage in 1974.
From the nzherald.co.nz
We sat underneath a portrait of an Indian maiden hanging from a faux brick wall.
From the ocregister.com
Gomez played at CSU-Pueblo under her maiden name, Jen Salmans, in 1998 and 1999.
From the denverpost.com
Known to colleagues by her maiden name, Ponder was an avid sports and music fan.
From the newsobserver.com
It turned out she was listed at previous grading sessions under her maiden name.
From the washingtonpost.com
Park is her maiden name, and a leopard design is a beautiful and timeless print.
From the inrich.com
The Gridley, which was commissioned last year, will embark on its maiden voyage.
From the signonsandiego.com
On their maiden track, a guesting Deschanel does her wistful country-folk thing.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Maid: an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
  • Inaugural: 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"
  • Maiden over: (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored
  • (maidenly) maidenlike: befitting or characteristic of a maiden; "a maidenly blush"
  • A virgin (or maiden) originally meant a woman who has never had sexual intercourse. Virginity is the state of being a virgin. It is derived from the Latin virgo, which means "sexually inexperienced woman". ...
  • Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris. Since their inception, the group have released a collective total of thirty-one albums: fifteen studio albums; seven live albums; four EPs; and five compilations.
  • The maiden (also known as the Scottish maiden) was a gibbet, in this case to mean an early type of guillotine, used as a means of execution in Scotland (the word gibbet denotes several different devices used in capital punishment). ...
  • Maidens is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland.This picturesque fishing village lies on the Firth of Clyde coast, around north of Turnberry, and west of Maybole. It formerly had its own railway station on the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway.
  • (Maidens) The two supports on the wheel that hold the flyer assembly.