Virgin has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun
a person who has never had sex
"After years of dating, she finally decided to share her virginity with someone special."
the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
"I'll be traveling during my Virgo birthday, so I hope the weather stays mild while the sun moves through that autumnal sign."
A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
"The church was filled with golden statues of the virgin as pilgrims offered their prayers before her altar."
A representation (picture, statue etc.) of Virgin Mary.
In plain English: A virgin is someone who has never had sexual intercourse.
"The young woman was considered a virgin because she had never married."
In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
"After years of devotion to their faith, she remained a virgin until her marriage at age twenty-five."
In plain English: Virgin means never having had sexual intercourse.
"The company launched its first product line with a virgin investment fund."
Usage: Use this adjective to describe someone who has never engaged in sexual intercourse or an object that is unused and unopened. It specifically denotes the absence of prior experience rather than general purity or innocence.
Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.
"The priest led a prayer honoring the Virgin Mary as she watched over the congregation from the stained-glass window."
The word "virgin" entered English through the Norman conquest via Middle and Old French, deriving ultimately from the Latin virgo. It replaced an earlier native Old English term for a married woman to specifically denote a young unmarried female.