as in girlhood
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
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
Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maidenhood
Noun
-
Those feelings, comfort, and sense of girlhood that the dolls can spark does not have to go away just because a person grows up.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
-
Such ambition will drive Hannelius to the next phase of adult life post-girlhood.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 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
-
Jo, being a writer as well as a runaway from the strictures of womanhood, is a bit of an avatar for Alcott.—
Bonnie Tsui,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
-
As if womanhood can be boiled down to a lab result.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Maidenhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maidenhood. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
