maiden

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
  2. noun (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored
  3. adjective serving to set in motion

Etymology

From Middle English mayden, meiden, from Old English mæġden (“girl”), originally a diminutive of mæġeþ (“girl”) via diminutive suffix -en, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs. Equivalent to maid + -en.

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Synonyms

maid

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