n.
Pronunciation: ' m ā -d ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mægden, m ǣ den, diminutive of mægeth; akin to Old High German magad maiden, Old Irish mug serf
Date: before 12th century
1 : an unmarried girl or woman : MAID
2 : a former Scottish beheading device resembling the guillotine
3 : a horse that has never won a race