| maiden | | |
| n. (person) | 1. maid, maiden | an unmarried girl (especially a virgin). |
| ~ io | (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer. |
| ~ damoiselle, damosel, damozel, damsel, demoiselle | a young unmarried woman. |
| ~ fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | a young woman.; "a young lady of 18" |
| n. (time) | 2. maiden, maiden over | (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored. |
| ~ cricket | a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs. |
| ~ over | (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch. |
| adj. | 3. first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maiden | 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" |
| ~ opening | first or beginning.; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth"; "the play's opening scene" |
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