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maiden
[ meyd-n ]
/ ËmeÉȘd n /
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noun
adjective
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Origin of maiden
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, from Old English mĂŠgden, equivalent to mĂŠgd, mĂŠg(e)th (cognate with German Magd, Gothic magaths ) + -en -en5
OTHER WORDS FROM maiden
maid·en·ish, adjectivemaid·en·ship, nounWords nearby maiden
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British Dictionary definitions for maiden
maiden
/ (ËmeÉȘdÉn) /
noun
Derived forms of maiden
maidenish, adjectivemaiden-like, adjectiveWord Origin for maiden
Old English mĂŠgden; related to Old High German magad, Old Norse mogr young man, Old Irish mug slave
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