What does maidenhead mean?

Definitions for maidenhead
ˈmeɪd nˌhɛdmaid·en·head

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word maidenhead.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hymen, maidenhead, virginal membranenoun

    a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin

Wiktionary

  1. maidenheadnoun

    Virginity.

  2. maidenheadnoun

    The hymen.

  3. Maidenheadnoun

    a town in Berkshire, England

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. Maidenhead

    Maidenhead is a market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England, on the southwestern bank of the River Thames. It had an estimated population of 70,374 and forms part of the border with southern Buckinghamshire. The town is situated 27 miles (43 km) west of Charing Cross, London and 13 miles (21 km) east-northeast of the county town of Reading. The town differs from the Parliamentary constituency of Maidenhead, which includes a number of outer suburbs and villages (including parts of Wokingham and Reading) such as Twyford, Charvil, Remenham, Ruscombe and Wargrave.

ChatGPT

  1. maidenhead

    A maidenhead typically refers to the virginity of a woman. Historically, it has also been used to signify the hymen as a physical marker of virginity. However, it is generally used less frequently in modern times due to evolving understandings of female sexuality and body. In a different context, Maidenhead is also a town in Berkshire, England.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Maidenheadnoun

    the state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity

  2. Maidenheadnoun

    the state of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness; purity

  3. Maidenheadnoun

    the hymen, or virginal membrane

  4. Etymology: [See Maidenhood.]

Wikidata

  1. Maidenhead

    Maidenhead is a large town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in Berkshire, England. It lies on the west bank of the River Thames and is 25.7 miles west of Charing Cross in London as well as having a mainline station set to be the terminus of the Crossrail line.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of maidenhead in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of maidenhead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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  • neitsyys, immenkalvoFinnish
  • maagdenvlies, maagdelijkheidDutch
  • hymen, błona dziewicza, dziewictwoPolish
  • hímenPortuguese
  • гиме́н, де́вственность, де́вственная пле́ваRussian

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