maidenhood

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Noun
  • As can be found in the books, Laura Ingalls (played by Alice Halsey) and her older sister Mary (Skywalker Hughes) have very different ways of going about girlhood.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • Stressful texts aside, Zortea turns to the group chat for the girlhood.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
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
  • Betti — An actor, writer, and producer who creates and stars in visually bold, absurdist scripts examining the absurdity of womanhood from a trans perspective.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • Their womanhood was questioned.
    Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
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“Maidenhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maidenhood. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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