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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMaidenhead
/ˈmeɪ.dən.hɛd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of being a maiden; virginity or maidenhood (archaic or literary).
"She vowed to keep her maidenhead pure until her wedding day." - 2
The hymen, the thin membrane partially covering the external vaginal orifice (archaic or anatomical).
"In older medical literature, the rupture of the maidenhead was considered a physical sign."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'mǣdenhād', combining 'mǣden' (maiden, virgin) with the abstract nominal suffix '-hād' (state, condition). Historically used to denote virginity or maidenhood, it later also became a proper geographical placename in Berkshire, England, and in modern amateur radio, a grid locator system named after the town.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Maidenhead" is said worldwide
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virginité
Transliteration: /viʁ.ʒi.ni.te/
"Ce mot archaïque désignait autrefois la virginité."
Jungfräulichkeit
Transliteration: /ˈjʊŋfʁɔɪlɪçkaɪt/
"Der Begriff ist im modernen Sprachgebrauch veraltet."
verginità
Transliteration: /ver.ʒi.niˈta/
"Questo termine ha origini antiche nella lingua inglese."
virginidad
Transliteration: /biɾ.xi.niˈdad/
"El término es considerado arcaico hoy en día."
virgindade
Transliteration: /viʁ.ʒĩˈda.dʒi/
"A palavra refere-se ao estado de virgindade."
कौमार्य
Transliteration: kaumarya
"यह एक पुराना अंग्रेजी शब्द है।"
童贞
Transliteration: tóngzhēn
"这个词在现代英语中较为罕见。"
처녀성
Transliteration: cheonyeoseong
"이 단어는 고어에 가깝습니다."
処女
Transliteration: shojo
"この言葉は古風な表現です。"
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