girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood
(noun) the childhood of a girl
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• 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
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
