King James Bible Dictionary

See Virgin; Servant
Virgin; Servant

MA'IDEN, noun

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, noun A maid; also, an instrument for beheading criminals, and another for washing linen.

MA'IDEN, adjective 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, verb intransitive To speak and act demurely or modestly.

MA'IDENHAIR, noun A plant of the genus Adiantum.

MA'IDENHOOD, noun

1. The state of being a maid or virgin; virginity.

The modest lore of maidenhood

2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.

MA'IDENLIKE, adjective Like a maid; modest.

MA'IDENLINESS, noun The behavior that becomes a maid; modesty; gentleness.

MA'IDENLIP, noun A plant.

MA'IDENLY, adjective Like a maid; gentle; modest; reserved.

MA'IDENLY, adverb In a maidenlike manner.