Collocations for "maiden"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "maiden" in context.
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maiden
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- UK, informal, dated: enough to make a maiden blush!
- the horse is a maiden
- UK, choose a wife from the maidens
- UK: maidens and bachelors
- cricket: bowled [two, three] maidens
- dated: came to the maiden's [aid, rescue]
- dated: fought for the hand of the fair maiden
- a maiden [trip, sailing, flight, mission]
- set off on [a, the, their, its, her] maiden voyage
- [my, my mother's] maiden name
- a maiden [aunt, cousin, relative]
- maiden [mares, heifers, horses]
- [won, completed] his maiden race
- a maiden [oak, plum, sycamore] tree
'maiden' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):