noun · formal
maidenhood
/ˈmeɪdnˌhʊd/MAI·den·hood
the state of being a maiden; the period of being unmarried (old-fashioned/formal)
Examples
“In Victorian novels the heroine's maidenhood is often treated as her greatest value.”
“She defended her right to remain in maidenhood longer than society expected.”
“Many historical texts treat maidenhood and marriage as the two defining stages of a woman's life.”
Band 8 sentence
“I argued in the seminar that romantic narratives from earlier centuries overly prized maidenhood as a woman's main social capital.”
Collocations
- remain in maidenhood
- lose maidenhood
- preserve one's maidenhood
Word family
Common mistakes
dịch trực tiếp là "trang trại của cô dâu" hoặc "cô dâuhood"→maidenhood
Say it for a higher band
5single→6unmarried→7+maidenhood
Synonyms
virginity
unmarried state
Easily confused
virginity
“She spoke openly about her decision to preserve her virginity until marriage.”
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