maidenhood

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Recent Examples of maidenhood Even so, the belief in Mary’s life-long maidenhood is widely shared by members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and by some Lutherans. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maidenhood
Noun
  • Your music has been the soundtrack to generations of Black girlhood and womanhood.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a difference between expressing one’s gender identity and participating in girlhood as a broader cultural condition.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This horror at effeminacy echoes across Baldwin’s novels and essays.
    Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The researchers theorized this could be in part because of greater stigma toward effeminacy in boys than masculinity in girls.
    Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2023
Noun
  • Main Rose is about embracing womanhood and pleasure, which informed the brand’s name.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Your music has been the soundtrack to generations of Black girlhood and womanhood.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Maidenhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maidenhood. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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