maidenhood
Meanings
noun
- The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
- A woman's virginity or maidenhead.
- Freshness; newness.
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Etymology
From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood.
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