womanhood
/ˈwʊmənhʊd/ noun C2- The state or condition of being a woman. · She was a vigorous youth poised on the brink of womanhood.
- All of the women of a given place, area, or subgroup regarded collectively.
- The idealized nature of a woman: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness regarded collectively.
- The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.
- The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
Plural womanhoods
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