Etymology

maidenhood

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Today it means: The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl. Full definition →

Middle English maydenhede ← Old English mæġdenhād
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  1. Old English · inherited frommæġdenhād“maidenhood”
  2. Middle English · inherited frommaydenhede
  3. English todaymaidenhood

From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood.

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