maidenhood Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the childhood of a girl
    girlhood; maidhood.

WordNet

Maid"en*hood noun
Etymology
AS. mægdenhad. See Maid, and -hood.
Definitions
  1. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity. Shak.
  2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.
    The maidenhood Of thy fight. Shak.

Webster 1913