ice maiden



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ice maiden

pejorative A coolly composed, unemotional woman; a woman without affection or warmth of feeling. I don't know how Janet can go out with an ice maiden like Mary. Many see the prime minister as some kind of ice maiden, but I think she's just being as tough as she needs to be.
See also: ice, maiden

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BeulahBYOO-lə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
NettieNET-eeEnglish
Bailey['beili]
Sylvaineseel-VENFrench
MeintjeMIEN-tyəDutch
Jowan-Cornish