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noun
The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A woman's virginity or maidenhead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, metonymically
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noun
Freshness; newness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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noun
the childhood of a girl
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: girlhood, maidhood
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: childhood
History
From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood.
Across languages
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
