Main Entry: 1maiden
Pronunciation: 'mA-d&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mgden, m[AE]den, diminutive of mgeth; 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
Pronunciation: 'mA-d&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mgden, m[AE]den, diminutive of mgeth; 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
...not necessarily, it seems.