Synonyms for maidenhood
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : meyd-n-hoo d |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪd nˌhʊd |
Top 10 synonyms for maidenhood Other synonyms for the word maidenhood
Définition of maidenhood
Origin :- Old English mægdenhad "maidenhood;" see maiden (n.) + -hood.
- As in virginity : noun celibacy, chastity
- As in celibacy : noun abstinence from sexual activity
- How the bright years have flown Since I was a child scarce to maidenhood grown!
- Extract from : « Grandma's Memories » by Mary D. Brine
- Here she grew into maidenhood, and each day became more fair.
- Extract from : « A Book of Myths » by Jean Lang
- Not is that maidenhood all thine own, but partly thy parents!
- Extract from : « The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus » by Caius Valerius Catullus
- The loveliest flower of maidenhood in his parish had been cut down.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 » by Various
- He stopped on the threshold, awed by the wonder of her maidenhood.
- Extract from : « The Wall Between » by Sara Ware Bassett
- It is etiquette for a bride to bewail the approaching loss of her maidenhood.
- Extract from : « The Power of Darkness » by Leo Tolstoy
- She looked at him again, with some maidenhood opening in her eyes.
- Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
- One last struggle for her maidenhood, and she yields herself.
- Extract from : « Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas » by W. J. Henderson
- She has taught him all her runes, and surrendered to him her maidenhood's strength.
- Extract from : « Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas » by W. J. Henderson
- With her maidenhood, departed the last vestige of her divinity, her strength.
- Extract from : « Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas » by W. J. Henderson
Antonyms for maidenhood
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