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maidhood

[ meyd-hood ]
/ ˈmeɪdˌhʊd /
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noun
maidenhood.
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Origin of maidhood

before 900; Middle English; Old English mægthhade, equivalent to mægth (see maiden) + -hade-hood

Words nearby maidhood

maiden over, maiden pink, maiden speech, maiden's-tears, maiden voyage, maidhood, maid-in-waiting, Maid Marian, maid of all work, maid of honor, maid of honour
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