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Mother's maiden name refers to the mother's unmarried name -- usually the surname before she married. Mary Jones married John Smith, so Jones was her maiden name and she is now Mrs John Smith (alternatively Mary Smith). If you had to explain it to a child (presumably a rather young one), I would suggest: Mother's maiden name was her real name before she married daddy.
Let us say that your mother's name was Mary and she was born into the Smith family. Then, let us say, she married your father, whose name was Tom Jones. When she married him, she became Mrs. Jones. That is her married name, but her maiden name would always be Mary Smith.