maidenhood
maidenhood · maidenhoods
девичество, девственность
Jungfräulichkeit
The condition of being a maidenThe condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
/ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
Jungfräulichkeit
деви́чествоdevíčestvo
(countable, metonymically)A woman's virginity or maidenhead.
де́вственностьdévstvennostʹ
(broadly, countable, uncountable)Freshness; newness.
More definitions
- the childhood of a girl
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
condition of being maiden:
maidenhead:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
condition of being maiden:
Origin
From Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). ByFrom Middle English maydenhede, maydenhode, from Old English mæġdenhād (“maidenhood”). By surface analysis, maiden + -hood.
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Forms
plural: maidenhoods| Singular | maidenhood |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable