Virgin

/ˈvɜrdʒən/ noun

Definition

a person who has never had sexual intercourse

Etymology

from Latin virgo 'maiden, unmarried woman'

Kelly Says

Concept varies across cultures

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ወላድ
ARالعربية
عذراء
BNবাংলা
কুমারী
CACatalà
verge
CSČeština
panna
DADansk
jomfru
DEDeutsch
Jungfrau
ELΕλληνικά
παρθένα
ESEspañol
virgen
FAفارسی
باکره
FISuomi
neiti
FRFrançais
vierge
GUGU
કન્યા
HAHA
budurwa
HEעברית
בתולה
HIहिन्दी
कौंवारी
HUMagyar
szűz
IDBahasa Indonesia
perawan
IGIG
onye ntooru
ITItaliano
vergine
JA日本語
処女
KKKK
қыз
KMKM
ក្មេងស្រី
KO한국어
처녀
MRMR
कन्या
MSBahasa Melayu
perawan
MYမြန်မာ
သုညသန္ဒာန္မ
NLNederlands
maagd
NONorsk
jomfru
PAPA
کنواری
PLPolski
dziewica
PTPortuguês
virgem
RORomână
fecioară
RUРусский
дева
SVSvenska
jungfru
SWKiswahili
bikira
TAதமிழ்
கன்னி
TEతెలుగు
కన్నిక
THไทย
สาวบริสุทธิ์
TLTL
birhen
TRTürkçe
bakire
UKУкраїнська
діва
URاردو
کنواری
VITiếng Việt
trinh nữ
YOYO
ọmọ obìnrin
ZH中文
处女
ZUZU
intombazane

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Historically loaded with gendered meaning tied to female purity, marriageability, and male control. Male 'virgin' lacks the same moral/social weight.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'inexperienced' or task-specific language ('new to coding'). When sex/sexuality relevant, use neutral descriptors if needed at all.

Inclusive Alternatives

["inexperienced","first-time","unfamiliar"]

Empowerment Note

Women's virginity was weaponized as property/control; moving away from gendered purity language honors bodily autonomy.

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