Word a Day
maiden
What does maiden mean?
maiden (noun): a girl or an unmarried young woman.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce maiden?
/ˈmeɪdən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does maiden come from?
From Middle English mayden, meiden, from Old English mæġden (“girl”), originally a diminutive of mæġeþ (“girl”) via diminutive suffix -en.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “maiden” mean?
a girl or an unmarried young woman
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any interconnected group or system
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more than half (50%) of some group
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a device to measure mass or weight
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