English Words Starting With M

• maiasaur

  nounVery Low
  /ˌmaɪ.əˈsɔː.rə/A large, herbivorous duck-billed dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period.
• maid

  nounB1
  /meɪd/A woman employed to do domestic work, especially cleaning and housekeeping; or an archaic/poetic term for a young, unmarried woman.
• maid marian

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˌmeɪd ˈmɛərɪən/The legendary love interest and companion of Robin Hood in English folklore, often depicted as a noblewoman.
• maid of all work

  nounLow
  /ˌmeɪd əv ɔːl ˈwɜːk/A female domestic servant responsible for all types of household tasks.
• maid of honor

  nounMedium
  /ˌmeɪd əv ˈɒnə(r)/An unmarried woman who is the chief attendant to a bride at a wedding.
• maid of honour

  nounC1
  /ˌmeɪd əv ˈɒnə/A bridesmaid, typically the chief unmarried female attendant to the bride at a wedding.
• maid of orleans

  nounC1
  /ˌmeɪd əv ɔːˈleɪɒ̃/A title referring to Joan of Arc, the French heroine and saint of the Hundred Years' War.
• maid-in-waiting

  nounLow
  /ˌmeɪd ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋ/A young unmarried woman who attends a queen or princess in a royal household.
• maida

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈmaɪdə/A finely milled, refined, and bleached wheat flour, common in South Asian cuisine, lacking the bran and germ of the whole grain.
• maidan

  nounLow (Geographically/Situationally specific)
  /maɪˈdɑːn/A large open area or plain, especially in South Asia.
• maidanek

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmaɪdənɛk/A Nazi German concentration and extermination camp operational during World War II, located near Lublin, Poland.
• maiden

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈmeɪdn/A young unmarried woman, especially a virgin.
• maiden castle

  nounC2
  /ˌmeɪdn ˈkɑːsl̩/A type of Iron Age hillfort, typically with multiple defensive ramparts, found in Britain.
• maiden name

  nounB2
  /ˈmeɪdn neɪm/The original surname of a woman before she marries and takes her husband's surname.
• maiden over

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmeɪdən ˈəʊvə(r)/A cricket term for an over (a series of six deliveries) in which no runs are scored from the bat.
• maiden pink

  nounLow
  /ˌmeɪdn ˈpɪŋk/A low-growing perennial flowering plant (Dianthus deltoides) with small pink or white flowers, native to Europe and Asia.
• maiden speech

  nounC2
  /ˈmeɪdn spiːtʃ/The first formal speech made by a new member of a parliament or legislative assembly.
• maiden voyage

  nounC1
  /ˌmeɪdn ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/The first journey made by a ship or other vehicle after being built or launched.
• maiden's-tears

  nounVery Low / Obscure
  /ˈmeɪdənz ˌtɪəz/A name for several plants with pendulous, tear-shaped flowers, especially the Campanula species or the wild columbine.
• maidenhair

  nounLow
  /ˈmeɪd(ə)nheə/A delicate fern with fine, hair-like stems and small, fan-shaped leaflets.

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