Meaning

noun an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

noun (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

adjective serving to set in motion

originFrom 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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