maidenhood en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/ (UK)
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Etymology
From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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 I shalle neuer haue ageyne / and therfore gentyl knyȝt owe me youre good wille
1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “iij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XI:
- (countable, metonymically) A woman's virginity or maidenhead.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Freshness; newness.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maidenhoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (35)
mga ingenas (condition of being maiden) · bg девственост (maidenhead) · fr virginité (condition of being maiden) · es virginidad (maidenhead) · ga iníonacht (condition of being maiden) · pt donzelice (condition of being maiden) · cy morwyndod (condition of being maiden) · fi immenkalvo (maidenhead) · bg моминство (condition of being maiden) · mk моминство (condition of being maiden) · br gwerc'hted (condition of being maiden) · de Jungfräulichkeit (condition of being maiden) · gv moidynys (condition of being maiden) · gd maighdeannas (condition of being maiden) · ga ócht (maidenhead) · fi neitsyys (maidenhead) · ga maighdeanas (condition of being maiden) · pt donzelia (condition of being maiden) · ga maighdeanas (maidenhead) · te కన్నెరికము (condition of being maiden) · mk девственост (maidenhead) · ota بكارت (maidenhead) · cy gwyryfdod (condition of being maiden) · gv moidynys (maidenhead) · pl dziewictwo (condition of being maiden) · nl maagdelijkheid (condition of being maiden) · gd maighdeannas (maidenhead) · es doncellez (maidenhead) · fi neitsyys (condition of being maiden) · ru де́вственность (maidenhead) · ota بكر (maidenhead) · ru деви́чество (condition of being maiden) · ga iníonas (condition of being maiden) · la virginitās (condition of being maiden) · gd òigheachd (condition of being maiden)