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• maidenhead
  maidenhead

  noun

  the hymen.
• Maidenhead
  Maidenhead

  noun

  a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)

maidenhead

American  

[meyd-n-hed] / ˈmeɪd nˌhɛd /

noun

1. the hymen.

2. maidenhood; virginity.

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maidenhead ¹ British  

/ ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd /

noun

1. a nontechnical word for the hymen

2. virginity; maidenhood

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Maidenhead ² British  

/ ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd /

noun

1. a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of maidenhead

First recorded in 1200–50, maidenhead is from the Middle English word maidenhed. See maiden, -head

Example Sentences

Jonathan Romain, the former rabbi of Maidenhead synagogue in Berkshire, now regularly spends his Shabbat mornings standing outside it on guard duty.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Smith, from Staines, Surrey, had been at the same party as the victim during a night out in December 2022 when they and others retired to their rooms at the Maidenhead hotel.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Erin Dempsey taught the pupil history at Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead, Berkshire, when she was found to have also inappropriately contacted the pupil on WhatsApp using her personal mobile phone.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Joshua Reynolds, Liberal Democrat MP for Maidenhead, said park home residents were put in an unfair position compared to bricks and mortar home owners.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

A man and his wife riding over Maidenhead Bridge upon one horse, by the fierceness of the 18 wind, were blowne beside, and there drowned both horse and all.

From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason