-hood — state, condition, group (affix)

-hood state, condition, group
Component suffix

Old English · State or period of being (childhood, neighborhood).

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neighborhood B1
/ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/ A particular area of a town or city, and the people who live there.
childhood A2
/ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ The period of a person's life when they are a child.
brotherhood B1
/ˈbɹʌð.ɚˌhʊd/ A feeling of friendship and loyalty between people, as if they were brothers

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