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maidenhood

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mād′n hŏŏd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
maid•en•hood  (mād′n hŏŏd′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the state or time of being a maiden or virgin. Also called maidhood. 
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English mægdenhād. See maiden, -hood

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
maidenhood /ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd/ n
  1. the time during which a woman is a maiden or a virgin
  2. the condition of being a maiden or virgin
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
maid•en /ˈmeɪdən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a girl or young unmarried woman;
    maid.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. of, relating to, or befitting a maiden.
    • unmarried:a maiden aunt.
    • virgin.
  3. first:a maiden flight.
maid•en•hood, n. [uncountable]
maid•en•ly, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
maid•en  (mād′n),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a girl or young unmarried woman;
    maid.
  2. a horse that has never won a race.
  3. a race open only to maiden horses.
  4. an instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
  5. Sport[Cricket.]See maiden over. 

adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or befitting a girl or unmarried woman.
  2. (of a woman) unmarried:my maiden aunt.
  3. made, tried, appearing, etc., for the first time:a maiden flight.
  4. virgin.
  5. (of a horse) never having won a race or a prize.
  6. (of a prize or a race) offered for or open only to maiden horses.
  7. untried, as a knight, soldier, or weapon.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English mægden, equivalent. to mægd, mæg(e)th (cognate with German Magd, Gothic magaths) + -en -en5
maid′en•ish, adj. 
maid′en•ship′, n. 

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