maidenhood
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maidenhood
- /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/ UK
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From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood.
noun maidenhoods
- The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl. Thenne she said my lord sir launcelot I biseche yow see me as soone as ye may / for I haue obeyed me vnto the prophecy that my fader teld me / And by his commaūdement to fulfille this prophecy I haue gyuen the grettest rychesse and the fayrest floure that euer I had / and that is my maydenhode that
- A woman's virginity or maidenhead.
- Freshness; newness.
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noun condition of being maiden
| Português | donzelice, donzelia |
|---|---|
| Français | virginité |
| Deutsch | Jungfräulichkeit |
| Русский | деви́чество devíčestvo |
noun maidenhead
| Español | virginidad, doncellez |
|---|---|
| Русский | де́вственность dévstvennostʹ |
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title = {maidenhood},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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