womanhood C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈwʊmənˌhʊd/ UK /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ See IPA manual Freq #27435 Meanings 1 noun the state or period of being an adult woman The memoir follows her passage from adolescence into womanhood. 2 noun women considered collectively The speech appealed to the dignity and rights of womanhood. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state or period of... adult womanhood 2 noun · women considered collectively women Word family Related forms womangirlhoodmanhoodadulthood Etymology From Middle English womanhede and womanhod, compounds of woman + -hood. The suffix denotes a state or condition and also supports the collective sense "women as a class." Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # womanhood **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwʊmənˌhʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ **Frequency rank:** 27435 ## Meanings 1. the state or period of being an adult woman 2. women considered collectively ## Examples - The memoir follows her passage from adolescence into womanhood. - The speech appealed to the dignity and rights of womanhood. ## Synonyms - women - adult womanhood ## Related Forms - woman - girlhood - manhood - adulthood ## Etymology From Middle English womanhede and womanhod, compounds of woman + -hood. The suffix denotes a state or condition and also supports the collective sense "women as a class." ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown