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» What's your maiden name?
Какая у тебя девичья фамилия?
Яке в тебе дівоче прізвище?
Яке у вас дівоче прізвище?
Meaning
8 senses(not comparable)Virgin.
(not comparable)Without offspring.
(not comparable)Like or befitting a (young, unmarried) maiden.
(figuratively, not comparable)Being a first occurrence or event.
1975 was the year when West Indies won their maiden World Cup title.
The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage.
пе́рвыйpérvyj
(not comparable)Being an over in which no runs are scored.
He bowled a record twelve maiden overs in his spell of 8-33 in 21 overs.
(not comparable)Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.
(not comparable)Never having been captured or violated.
(not comparable)Grown from seed and never pruned.
- serving to set in motion
Examples
69 sentencesWhat's your maiden name?
Яке в тебе дівоче прізвище? — deniko
ruКакая у тебя девичья фамилия? — marafon
Mary went back to using her maiden name.
ruМэри снова взяла свою девичью фамилию. — sharptoothed
After her divorce, Mary went back to using her maiden name.
deNach der Scheidung nahm Maria wieder ihren Mädchennamen an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What's your mother's maiden name?
ruКакая девичья фамилия была у твоей матери? — Selena777
deWie lautet der Mädchenname Ihrer Mutter? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
What's your wife's maiden name?
ruКакая у твоей жены девичья фамилия? — odexed
deWie lautet der Mädchenname deiner Frau? — Luiaard
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English mayden, meiden, from Old English mæġden (“girl”), originally a diminutFrom Middle English mayden, meiden, from Old English mæġden (“girl”), originally a diminutive of mæġeþ (“girl”) via diminutive suffix -en, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs. Equivalent to maid + -en.
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- serving to set in motion:inauguralinitiativeinitiatoryfirst