Maidhood (Noun)
Meaning
The childhood of a girl.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The nostalgic grandmother reminisced about her idyllic maidhood spent playing in the rolling hills of the countryside.
- Her shy demeanor belied a happy and carefree maidhood filled with laughter and adventure.
- As a historian, she specialized in the lives of young girls during their maidhood in the Victorian era.
- The novel explored the challenges of growing up for girls during maidhood in a society governed by strict social norms.
- In her memoir, the actress wrote poignantly about her difficult and often lonely maidhood, which shaped her into the person she became.