noun
womanhood
WUU-muhn-huud
noun
1
The state or condition of being a woman, especially as reached at maturity.
"The novel traces her passage from girlhood into womanhood."
How to Use Womanhood
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe state of being a grown woman.
Word Forms
womanhoods plural
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Etymology
From Middle English wommanhod, from woman plus -hood.