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Webster 1913 Edition
Womanhood
Wom′an-hood
,Noun.
1.
The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind.
Unspotted faith, and comely
womanhood
. Spenser.
Perhaps the smile and the tender tone
Came out of her pitying
Came out of her pitying
womanhood
. Tennyson.
2.
Women, collectively; womankind.
Webster 1828 Edition
Womanhood
WOMANHOOD
,Noun.
Definition 2024
womanhood
womanhood
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Alternative forms
- womonhood, womynhood, wommonhood (feminist spellings; rare; see usage notes at woman)
- womanhede (obsolete)
Noun
womanhood (countable and uncountable, plural womanhoods)
- The state of being a woman.
- All the qualities typical of women.
- Women considered as a group.
- (euphemistic) The ****.
- 2007, Mark A. Cherpak, Circle of Fear: Uncharted Worlds (page 264)
- Easing down to her panties slowly as if investigating a carrier of a dangerous plague, both hands were quivering like it was contagious while feeling extraordinarily alarmed, he commenced to inspect her womanhood.
- 2007, Mark A. Cherpak, Circle of Fear: Uncharted Worlds (page 264)
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Translations
state of being a woman
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qualities considered typical for a woman
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