The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maidenhood \Maid"en*hood\, n. [AS. maegdenh[=a]d. See Maid, and -hood.] 1. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state. [1913 Webster] The maidenhood Of thy fight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
maidenhood n 1: the childhood of a girl [syn: girlhood, maidenhood, maidhood]