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maidenhood

[ meyd-n-hood ]
/ ˈmeɪd nˌhʊd /
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noun
the state or time of being a maiden or virgin.
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Also called maidhood.

Origin of maidenhood

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

Words nearby maidenhood

maidenhair fern, maidenhair spleenwort, maidenhair-tree, maidenhair-vine, maidenhead, maidenhood, maidenly, maiden name, maiden over, maiden pink, maiden speech
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Words related to maidenhood

chastity, purity, abstention, continence, frigidity, impotence, singleness, virginity, virtue, abstinence, chasteness, cleanness, honor, innocence, integrity, restraint, sinlessness, spotlessness, immaculacy

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British Dictionary definitions for maidenhood

maidenhood
/ (ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd) /
noun
the time during which a woman is a maiden or a virgin
the condition of being a maiden or virgin
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