"like a maid, becoming to a maid; gentle, modest, reserved," mid-15c., from maiden (n.) + -ly (1).
a maidenly blush
Maia
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maiden
maidenhead
maidenhood
maidenly
maidservant
maieutic
maigre
mail
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