maidenhood

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

maidenhood
    n 1: the childhood of a girl [syn: {girlhood}, {maidenhood},
         {maidhood}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Maidenhood \Maid"en*hood\, n. [AS. maegdenh[=a]d. See {Maid},
   and {-hood}.]
   1. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity. --Shak.
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   2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.
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            The maidenhood
            Of thy fight.                         --Shak.
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