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maiden

/ˈmeɪdn/noun

उच्चारण मेडन

कुमारी, कन्या, अविवाहित युवती

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] old use or literary

    a young girl or woman who is not married

    कुमारी, कन्या, अविवाहित युवती

    • In the old ballad the knight rescues a maiden from the tower.
    • The poem describes a maiden waiting by the river for her beloved.
    • In the fairy tale a brave maiden saves her village.
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    • The ballad tells of a maiden who waited for her sailor.
    • The statue shows a maiden carrying a water pot.

    Synonyms girl damsel lass

  2. 2

    [C] cricket

    an over in which no runs are scored

    (क्रिकेट में) मेडन ओवर, जिसमें कोई रन न बने

    • Bumrah bowled three maidens in a row.
    • The bowler's maiden over put pressure on the batting side.
    • The spinner bowled a maiden to end the over.
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    • Two maidens in a row put the batsmen under pressure.
    • He has bowled more maidens than any other bowler this season.
adjectiveonly before noun
  1. 1

    being the first of its kind

    पहला, प्रथम (भाषण, यात्रा)

    • The MP made her maiden speech in Parliament today.
    • the Titanic's maiden voyage
    • The ship's maiden journey from Kochi was a great event.
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    • It was her maiden century in Test cricket.
    • The newly elected member delivered her maiden speech.

    Synonyms first inaugural initial

    Opposite final last

  2. 2

    (of a woman) not married

    अविवाहित (स्त्री)

    • a maiden aunt
    • her maiden name (the surname she had before marriage)
    • Her maiden name was Sharma before she got married.
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    • He lived with his maiden sister in a small house.
    • A maiden lady taught us music in the village.

    Synonyms unmarried single

    Opposite married

Idioms 1

a maiden speech

the first speech made by a new member of a parliament

(संसद में) किसी नए सदस्य का पहला भाषण

  • The young MP impressed everyone with her maiden speech.
  • He delivered his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

girl damsel lass first inaugural initial unmarried single

Antonyms

final last married

AaSpelling

maid·en

?Which word?

Keep apart: maid (a female servant) and maiden (a young unmarried woman).

Maid (नौकरानी) और maiden (अविवाहित युवती) को अलग रखिए।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

The first speech made by a new member of Parliament is a maiden speech; a ship's first journey is a maiden voyage; a woman's surname before marriage is her maiden name.

संसद के नए सदस्य का पहला भाषण maiden speech, जहाज़ की पहली यात्रा maiden voyage और स्त्री का विवाह से पहले का surname maiden name है।

General knowledge

Cricket: a maiden over.

क्रिकेट में maiden over।