MAIDENHOOD
girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood
(noun) the childhood of a girl
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
maidenhood (countable and uncountable, plural maidenhoods)
(uncountable) The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl.
A woman's virginity or maidenhead.
Freshness; newness.
Synonyms
• maidhood
Source: Wiktionary
Maid"en*hood, n. Etym: [AS. mægdenhad. See Maid, and -hood.]
1. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity. Shak.
2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.
The maidenhood Of thy fight. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition