maidenhead

UK: /ˈmeɪd^ənˌhɛd/ US: (mād′n hed′)

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maid•en•head  (mād′n hed′), n. 

1. Anatomy the hymen.
2. maidenhood;
   virginity.

• Middle English maidenhed. See maiden, -head 1200–50

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maidenhead / ˈmeɪd^ənˌhɛd/ noun

1. a nontechnical word for the hymen
2. virginity; maidenhood

Etymology: 13th Century: from maiden + -hed, variant of -hood

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Maidenhead / ˈmeɪd^ənˌhɛd/ noun

1. a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)