Phrase Hound found 53 phrases and 31 compound words that contain maiden. The most common are listed below. Open maiden in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 53
- maiden nameThe original last name of a person, usually a woman, who has changed their last name upon marriage.
- iron maidenA falsely or neo-medieval torture device invented in the 18th century consisting of a chamber lined with spikes which closes upon and impales the victim inside.
- Maiden TowerA historic 12th-century tower located in the Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan.
- maiden voyageThe first trip of a vessel in its intended duty.
- maiden flightThe first flight of an airplane or other airborne vehicle, usually used to test or demonstrate the functions of the systems.
- maiden namesplural of maiden name: The original last name of a person, usually a woman, who has changed their last name upon marriage.
- maiden speechThe first speech made by a new member in the chamber of an assembly, in Britain in the House of Commons and House of Lords.
- moss-maidenA young female of the moss-folk.
- Maiden BradleyA village in Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield parish, south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8038).
- Maiden IslandAn island of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Maiden NewtonA village and civil parish in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY5997).
- maiden overAn over in which no runs are scored.
- swan maidenA woman able to shapeshift between human and swan forms.
- Maiden GullyA suburb of the City of Greater Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia
- Maiden Bradley with YarnfieldA civil parish in south-west Wiltshire, England.
- wicket maidenA maiden over in which a bowler gets a batsman out.
- clothes maidenA rack for drying clothes.
- ice maidenA woman who comes from a frozen climate.
- maiden flightsplural of maiden flight: The first flight of an airplane or other airborne vehicle, usually used to test or demonstrate the functions of the systems.
- maiden grassMiscanthus sinensis, an Asian herbaceous perennial grass with purplish flowers.
- maiden speechesplural of maiden speech: The first speech made by a new member in the chamber of an assembly, in Britain in the House of Commons and House of Lords.
- maiden-hairAlternative spelling of maidenhair: A woman's pubic hair.
- shield-maidenAlternative form of shieldmaiden: A female virgin who had chosen to fight as a warrior in battle.
- maiden stakesplural of maiden stake: The monetary prize contended for in a race between horses that have never run before.
- Hiroshima maidenAny of a group of Japanese women who were disfigured by the thermal flash from the fission bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, and who subsequently went on a highly publicized journey to obtain reconstructive surgery in the United States in …
Compound words 31
- maidenhairA woman's pubic hair.
- barmaidenSynonym of barmaid: A woman who serves in a bar.
- shieldmaidenA female virgin who had chosen to fight as a warrior in battle.
- maidenlessHaving no maidens.
- bridesmaidenAn unmarried bridesmaid.
- maidenlyOf or pertaining to a maiden.
- housemaidenSynonym of lady-in-waiting: A lady, often a noblewoman, in the household of a queen, princess, or other woman of higher rank who attends her as a personal assistant, generally a role considered an honour.
- maidenlikeLike a maiden; gentle, demure.
- maidenrycollectively, maidens, all the single women
- mermaidenA mermaid; a maiden of the sea; a siren.