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Definitions for maidenhood
ˈmeɪd nˌhʊdmaid·en·hood
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Princeton's WordNet
girlhood, maidenhood, maidhoodnoun
the childhood of a girl
Wiktionary
maidenhoodnoun
The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
maidenhoodnoun
The state of an unwed female; virginity.
maidenhoodnoun
The maidenhead.
maidenhoodnoun
Freshness; newness.
Etymology: From maydenhode, meidenhod, maȝdenhad, from mægdenhad, corresponding to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Maidenhead, Maidenhode, Maidenhoodnoun
Etymology: from maiden.
And, for the modest lore of maidenhood,
Bids me not sojourn with these armed men.
Oh whither shall I fly? what secret wood
Shall hide me from the tyrant? or what den. Edward Fairfax.She hated chambers, closets, secret mewes,
And in broad fields preserv’d her maidenhead. Edward Fairfax.Example, that so terrible shews in the wreck of maidenhood, cannot for all that dissuade succession, but that they are limed with the twigs that threaten them. William Shakespeare.
Maidenhood she loves, and will be swift
To aid a virgin. John Milton.The devil and mischance look big
Upon the maidenhead of our affairs. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.Some who attended with much expectation, at their first appearing have stained the maidenhead of their credit with some negligent performance. Henry Wotton.
Hope’s chaste kiss wrongs no joys maidenhead,
Then spousal rites prejudge the marriage-bed. Richard Crashaw.
Wikipedia
maidenhood
Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse. The term virgin originally only referred to sexually inexperienced men and women, but has evolved to encompass a range of definitions, as found in traditional, modern and ethical concepts. Heterosexual individuals may or may not consider loss of virginity to occur only through penile-vaginal penetration, while people of other sexual orientations often include oral sex, anal sex, or mutual masturbation in their definitions of losing one's virginity.There are cultural and religious traditions that place special value and significance on this state, predominantly towards unmarried females, associated with notions of personal purity, honor, and worth. Like chastity, the concept of virginity has traditionally involved sexual abstinence. The concept of virginity usually involves moral or religious issues and can have consequences in terms of social status and in interpersonal relationships. Although virginity has social implications and had significant legal implications in some societies in the past, it has no legal consequences in most societies today. The social implications of virginity still remain in many societies and can have varying effects on an individual's social agency.
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maidenhood
Maidenhood refers to the state of being a maiden, typically a young girl or woman who is unmarried or a virgin. It is often associated with innocence, modesty, and purity. It can also refer to the period in a woman's life when she is a maiden.
Webster Dictionary
Maidenhoodnoun
the state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity
Maidenhoodnoun
newness; freshness; uncontaminated state
Etymology: [AS. maegdenhd. See Maid, and -hood.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maidenhood in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maidenhood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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