Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 13 compound words that contain maidens. The most common are listed below. Open maidens in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- comely maidensAn outdated stereotype of Irish women; used as a reference to misogynistic opinions.
- clothes maidensplural of clothes maiden: A rack for drying clothes.
- Hiroshima maidensplural of Hiroshima maiden: Any 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 …
- iron maidensplural of iron maiden: A 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.
- shield-maidensplural of shield-maiden: A female virgin who had chosen to fight as a warrior in battle.
- swan maidensplural of swan maiden: A woman able to shapeshift between human and swan forms.
- billow maidensplural of billow maiden: Any of the nine daughters of the sea-god Ran in Norse mythology.
- elf-maidensplural of elf-maiden: elfmaid, a female elf.
- giant maidensplural of giant maiden: A female giant; a giantess.
- ice maidensplural of ice maiden: A woman who comes from a frozen climate.
- moss-maidensplural of moss-maiden: A young female of the moss-folk.
- wicket maidensplural of wicket maiden: A maiden over in which a bowler gets a batsman out.
- A-bomb maidensplural of A-bomb maiden: Any 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 …
- maidens of honorplural of maiden of honor: A girl or unmarried woman who assists the bride at a wedding.
Compound words 13
- handmaidensplural of handmaiden: A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
- barmaidensplural of barmaiden: A woman who serves in a bar.
- bondmaidensplural of bondmaiden: A bondmaid.
- bondsmaidensplural of bondsmaiden: A bondmaid.
- bridesmaidensplural of bridesmaiden: An unmarried bridesmaid.
- gleemaidensplural of gleemaiden: A female gleeman or minstrel.
- housemaidensplural of housemaiden: 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.
- mermaidensplural of mermaiden: A mermaid; a maiden of the sea; a siren.
- milkmaidensplural of milkmaiden: A milkmaid.
- rivermaidensplural of rivermaiden: A nymph or female spirit associated with a river.