How to Pronounce "maidenhead"
word
ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd
MAY-dun-hed
mˈeɪdənhˌɛd
MAY-dun-hed
Definition
Maidenhead is an old-fashioned word meaning a woman's virginity, especially referring to being sexually untouched for the first time. It originally could also mean the hymen, but this sense is rare today.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd
British English
mˈeɪdənhˌɛd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MAY-dun-hed
UK
MAY-dun-hed
Listen in Context
She lost her maidenhead when she married.
In old poems, maidenhead means virginity.
He read about maidenhead in a Shakespeare play.
The word maidenhead sounds very old-fashioned today.