Definitions for maidenhoodˈmeɪd nˌhʊd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
maid•en•hoodˈmeɪd nˌhʊd(n.)
the state or time of being a maiden or virgin.
Origin of maidenhood:
bef. 900
Princeton's WordNet
girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood(noun)
the childhood of a girl
Wiktionary
maidenhood(Noun)
The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
maidenhood(Noun)
The state of an unwed female; virginity.
maidenhood(Noun)
The maidenhead.
maidenhood(Noun)
Freshness; newness.
Origin: From maydenhode, meidenhod, maȝdenhad, from mægdenhad, corresponding to .
Webster Dictionary
Maidenhood(noun)
the state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity
Maidenhood(noun)
newness; freshness; uncontaminated state
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