MA'IDEN, n. 1. An unmarried woman, or a young unmarried woman; a virgin.2. A female servant.3. It is used in composition, to express the feminine gender, as in maid-servant.MA'IDEN, n. A maid; also, an instrument for beheading criminals, and another for washing linen. MA'IDEN, a. Pertaining to a young woman or virgin; as maiden charms. 1. Consisting of young women or virgins. Amid the maiden throng.2. Fresh; new; unused. He fleshed his maiden sword.MA'IDEN, v.i. To speak and act demurely or modestly.
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