adjective serving to set in motion.
— synonyms: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first
noun an unmarried girl (especially a virgin).
— synonyms: maid
noun (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored.
— synonyms: maiden_over
Examples
“She's unmarried and still a maiden.”
“After Edmund Burke's maiden speech, William Pitt the Elder said Burke had "spoken in such a manner as to stop the mouths of all Europe" and that the Commons should congratulate itself on acquiring such a member.”