maidenhood

[ meyd-n-hood ]

noun

1. the state or time of being a maiden or virgin.

maidenhood

/ ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd /

noun

1. the time during which a woman is a maiden or a virgin
2. the condition of being a maiden or virgin

Word History and Origins

Origin of maidenhood¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English mægdenhād. See maiden, -hood

Example Sentences

To them she was merely the conventional nonenity of maidenhood that Japanese etiquette demanded.

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To the glowing beauty of her maidenhood Margaret has added the serene beauty of motherhood.

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We had no time for unsuitable reading, and none of the cares or dissipations of maidenhood perplexed our straight forward way.

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He adored young maidenhood always and nobility of character, and he was always the champion of the weak and the oppressed.

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But the fresh, gracious maidenhood in her cast aside these unwonted studies in mind-reading.

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Related Words

• chastity