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womanhood

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wom⋅an⋅hood

  [woom-uhn-hood]
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–noun
1. the state of being a woman; womanly character or qualities.
2. women collectively: American womanhood.
Origin:
1325–75; ME; see woman, -hood
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wom·an·hood   (wŏŏm'ən-hŏŏd')   
n.  

  1. The state or time of being a woman.

  2. The composite of qualities thought to be appropriate to or representative of women.

  3. Women considered as a group: "The true worth of a race must be measured by the character of its womanhood" (Mary McLeod Bethune).

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