maidenhood
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- noun
- /ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd/
- Archaic
- But to Aganippe, losing the freedom of maidenhood always seemed like a little death.
Examples
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In many cultures, maidenhood symbolizes a girl's transition into womanhood and the expectations that come with it.
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The conventional, ordinary, garden variety joys of maidenhood?
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Have you kept your maidenhood?
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Am I never to know the joys of maidenhood?
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♪ ♪ Where are the simple joys of maidenhood?
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I was seized and flung across the saddle of his white charger, and we galloped across the desert to the sunset of my maidenhood.
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Apia, the Snake-tailed Earth Mother, was an uncomfortable reminder that maidenhood did not last forever, just as the Black-faced Mistress reminded mortals of death.
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During her childhood, she often reminisced about the simplicity and innocence of maidenhood.
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Her maidenhood was a time filled with carefree adventures and laughter among friends.
Synonyms
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Etymology
The word maidenhood comes from maiden, meaning 'young woman', and the ending -hood, meaning 'state' or 'time', as in childhood. So maidenhood is the 'time' when someone is a maiden, often the years before marriage.