manhood

1. The state or condition of being a human being. (countable, uncountable) · He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.
2. The state or condition of being a man, as contrasted with being a boy, woman, girl, or nonbinary. (countable, uncountable) · He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.
3. All of the men of a given place, area, or any human subgroup (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded collectively. (countable, uncountable) · During the Second World War, Russia lost a great percentage of its young manhood, giving rise to a great wave of widowhood in the country.
4. The idealized nature of a man: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness regarded collectively. (countable, uncountable) · My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?
5. The self-concept of a man being with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly. (countable, uncountable) · The failure of William's business seems to have been quite damaging to his manhood.· I feel that when you boss me around, you insult my manhood.
6. The male genitalia, especially the penis. (countable, uncountable) · She spied on him in the shower and glimpsed his manhood.

Plural manhoods