Definitions

1. noun

A young person of either sex, especially a boy, in the Netherlands, traditionally dressed in a white blouse and a red sash on national holidays, as a symbol of the country’s national hero, Maurice of Nassau.

“On Queen’s Day, the Dutch children wore traditional outfits, with many of them dressed as little maartens.”

2. proper noun

A variant of the Dutch surname Marten.

“Maarten was the name of the man who lived in the house next door.”