womanhood

Word family  noun woman womanhood womankind womanizer womanizing womanliness adjective womanly womanish verb womanize

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wom·an·hood /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ noun [uncountable]  1. WOMANthe state of being a woman, not a man or a girl 女子成年〔的状态〕2. formalWOMAN women in general 〔统称〕女人 → manhood

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womanhood• The New York Times called it a temple to the spirit of emancipated womanhood.• I would be-come the living proof of the strength of her womanhood.• This was not an attractive proposition, but my idea of womanhood was hardly preferable.• I rejected womanhood, not because I preferred manhood, but because I preferred girlhood.• She had grown to womanhood through him.• When she was maturing into young womanhood Baldersdale was well populated with youngsters of equivalent age - that is to say eligible for Hannah.

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womanhood
wom‧an‧hood /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ noun [uncountable]1. the state of being a woman, not a man or a girl
2. formal women in general ⇨ manhood

woman·hoodBrE /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal) the state of being a woman, rather than a girl 成年女子的状态◆He watched his daughters grow to womanhood. 他看着自己的女儿们都长大成人了。🔊🔊women in general （统称）妇女◆the womanhood of this country这个国家的妇女  ➡  compare manhood