-hood

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-hood

noun suffix

Definition of -HOOD

1
: state : condition : quality : character <widowerhood> <hardihood>
2
: time : period <childhood>
3
: instance of a (specified) state or quality <falsehood>
4
: individuals sharing a (specified) state or character <brotherhood>

Origin of -HOOD

Middle English -hod, from Old English -hād; akin to Old High German -heit state, Gothic haidus way, manner

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