Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Maidenhood \Maid"en*hood\, n. [AS. m[ae]gdenh[=a]d. See {Maid},
   and {-hood}.]
   1. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity. --Shak.

   2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.

            The maidenhood Of thy fight.          --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

maidenhood
     n : the childhood of a girl [syn: {girlhood}, {maidhood}]