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womanhood

wo·man·hood

UK/ˈwʊmənhʊd/ US/ˈwʊmʌˌnhʊd/ uncommon

noun

1.

the state of being an adult woman

Synonyms
2.

women as a class

  • “it”
  • “;”
Synonyms
3.

the status of a woman

Origin

From Middle English womanhoode, wommanhod, whomanhode, variants of wommanhede. By surface analysis, woman + -hood.

Phrases

  • trans womanhood

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