maidenhood
/ˈmeɪdənˌhʊd/
noun
- The time or condition of being a young unmarried woman; girlhood or youth.
- She looked back on her maidenhood as a time of freedom and discovery.
- In the novel, the heroine's maidenhood ends when she marries and moves to the city.
- Many traditions celebrate the transition from maidenhood to womanhood with special ceremonies.
- The state of being a virgin; virginity.
- In older literature, a woman's maidenhood was often linked to her family's honor.
- She chose to keep her maidenhood until she found the right partner.
- The queen's maidenhood was a topic of much gossip at court.
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