Standard Lemma guide
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name
A town in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8881).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The hymen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, literally
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noun
Virginity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: metonymically, uncountable
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Synonyms: maidhood, maidenhood
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noun
a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hymen, virginal membrane
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mucous membrane, mucosa
Narrower terms: imperforate hymen
History
Etymology tree English maiden Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hed, -hede English -head English maidenhead From maiden + -head.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
