maidenhead
/ˈmeɪdənhɛd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.62 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt."
- "Put in but little Silver or Gold, for if you do, you quite spoil the Compoſition ; but inſtead thereof, add of Tradeſmens Bills for Cloaths, to the Value of 100 l. [¶] Laſtly, Take away the Girl's Maidenhead, and then the Compoſition is fit for Uſe."
- "Gallants, a bashful poet bids me say, He's come to lose his maidenhead to-day. Be not too fierce; for he's but green of age, And ne'er, till now, debauch'd upon the stage."
- "My lord,[…]/ I brought you nothing else it may be said / But faith and nakedness and maidenhead."
- "She prayed to Pallas, and by her help escaped from him in the form of a crow, rejoicing more to keep her maidenhead white under the blackness of the feathers than to lose it and be adorned with the fairest pearls."
- "So the reference to the plucking of the ginger flower is again an indirect allusion to the taking of the girl's maidenhead ."
Etymology
Etymology tree English maiden Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hed, -hede English -head English maidenhead From maiden + -head.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈmeɪdənhɛd/