Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maidhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maid-hood
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, condition, or quality of a maid; maidenhood; virginity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Must the coming woman marry to take away the reproach of maidhood? ... But if the coming woman is to have the same fear of keeping her maidhood, she will be as subject to man as now, and equality laws will fail to make her equal."

Etymology

From Middle English maidhod, maidhede, meithhad, from Old English mæġeþhād, corresponding to maid + -hood. Compare maidenhood.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: maidhod, mæġeþhād
Suffix: maid

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

old-maidhood

Frequently Paired Words

old-maidhood

Synonyms

girlhood maidenhood

Questions

What does maidhood mean?: The state, condition, or quality of a maid; maidenhood; virginity.
Where does maidhood come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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