Definitions for: Womanhood


[n] women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"
[n] the state of being an adult woman



Webster (1913) Definition: Wom"an*hood, n.
1. The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character
or qualities of a woman, or of womankind.

Unspotted faith, and comely womanhood. --Spenser.

Perhaps the smile and the tender tone Came out of
her pitying womanhood. --Tennyson.

2. Women, collectively; womankind.

Synonyms: muliebrity, woman

See Also: adulthood, class, social class, socio-economic class, womankind

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