"womanhood" in the noun sense
1. womanhood, muliebrity
the state of being an adult woman
2. womanhood, woman, fair sex
women as a class
"it's an insult to American womanhood"
"woman is the glory of creation"
"the fair sex gathered on the veranda"
3. womanhood
the status of a woman
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