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Maiden
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Maiden may refer to:
- Maiden or maid, a female virgin (although originally referring to male virgins as well) or any young female
- Maidenhead or maidenhood, virginity
- Maiden name, the family name carried by a woman before marriage: see married and maiden names
- Maiden, in certain Native American tribes such as Hopi and Tewa, a woman between her first menses and the birth of her first child, associated with the wearing of a specialized hair style and other attributes of dress and behaviour
- Maiden, the first of the three aspects of the Triple Goddess
- Maiden, applied figuratively in many situations to mean new, fresh, unspoilt, first or unbeaten:
- Maiden voyage, the first voyage of a ship or other vessel
- Maiden speech or first speech, the first speech made by a politician in a formal assembly
- Maiden over, an over in the sport of cricket in which no runs are scored
- Maiden Castle, the name of various castles or forts which are reputed never to have been taken
- Maiden race horse, a race horse that has yet to win a race
- Maiden plant or tree, one that has grown naturally without pruning or felling
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