maidenhead

maid·en·head  (mdn-hd)

n.

1. The condition or quality of being a maiden; virginity.

2. The hymen.

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[Middle English maidenhed : maiden, maid; see maiden + -hed, -hood.]

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maidenhead [ˈmeɪd^ənˌhɛd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a nontechnical word for the hymen

2. virginity; maidenhood

[from maiden + -hed, variant of -hood]

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Maidenhead [ˈmeɪd^ənˌhɛd]

n

(Placename) a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop.: 59 605 (1991)

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

maidenhead - a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin virginal membrane, hymen mucosa, mucous membrane - mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior vagina - the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus" imperforate hymen - hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out

Translations

maidenhead [ˈmeɪdnhed] N → virginidad f, himen m