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Synonyms for maidens

Grammar : Noun
Spell : meyd-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪd n

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Définition of maidens

Origin :
  • Old English mægden, mæden "maiden, virgin, girl; maid, servant," diminutive of mægð, mægeð "virgin, girl; woman, wife," from Proto-Germanic *magadinom "young womanhood, sexually inexperienced female" (cf. Old Saxon magath, Old Frisian maged, Old High German magad "virgin, maid," German Magd "maid, maidservant," German Mädchen "girl, maid," from Mägdchen "little maid"), fem. variant of PIE root *maghu- "youngster of either sex, unmarried person" (cf. Old English magu "child, son, male descendant," Avestan magava- "unmarried," Old Irish maug "slave").
  • As in lass : noun young woman
  • As in old maid : noun older unmarried woman
  • As in virgin : noun person who has not had sex
  • As in wench : noun loose woman
Example sentences :
  • A rapid walk soon restored the maidens to their own peaceful homes.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Maidens of the first families were selected to embroider the sacred peplus.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • To these maidens, thus united, came Emilia home from Europe.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • But, before he was out of hearing, one of the maidens called after him.
  • Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Nobody ever knew what became of the twenty maidens he had married.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • Now, thought the victors, we shall get our maidens back again.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • Instead of writing his lyrics, he sets his birds and his maidens a-singing.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • Even in the distance the Herd Boy could see the nine maidens in the water.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • At the same moment the nine maidens noticed him and were much frightened.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • During this action the maidens approached and hurried her from the plain.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
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