the answer to a maiden's prayer

noun

An attractive man, considered as an eligible bachelor.

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Meanings

noun
  1. An attractive man, considered as an eligible bachelor.

    Bolte may not be the answer to a maiden's prayer. But who else is there?

    25 September 1969, Sir Henry Bolte, quoted in Peter Blazey, Bolte: A Political Biography (1972)

Origin

From the June Valli song "The Answer to a Maiden's Prayer" (1959)

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APA

the answer to a maiden's prayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20answer%20to%20a%20maiden's%20prayer

MLA

“the answer to a maiden's prayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20answer%20to%20a%20maiden's%20prayer. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the answer to a maiden's prayer,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20answer%20to%20a%20maiden's%20prayer.

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