■ noun
1》 archaic a girl or young woman.
↘a virgin.
2》 (also ~ over ) Cricket an over in which no runs are scored.
■ adjective
1》 (of an older woman) unmarried.
↘(of a female animal) having not been mated.
2》 being or involving the first attempt or act of its kind: the Titanic's ~ voyage.
3》 denoting a horse that has never won a race, or a race intended for such horses.
Derivatives
~hood noun
~ish adjective
~-like adjective
~ly adjective
Origin
OE mægden , from a Gmc dimin. meaning 'maid, virgin'.