womanhood
noun
wom·an·hood
ˈwu̇-mən-ˌhu̇d 
especially Southern ˈwō-,
or ˈwə-
Synonyms
Examples of womanhood in a Sentence
a young girl on the verge of womanhood
What is your view of womanhood?
The book is a celebration of womanhood.
Recent Examples on the Web
Not the power of a woman to do what a man does, but the power of womanhood, itself.
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Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Even my conservative Christian grandmother would give me her books during my milestones into womanhood.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
Danielle Brooks Needed Physical Therapy, Chiropractor After Arrest Scene in The Color Purple 'Took a Toll' on Her
Ferrera, 39, delivered one of the year’s most viral movie moments with an impassioned speech to Margot Robbie’s Barbie on the paradoxes of womanhood.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Her writings on Black womanhood have been widely anthologized.
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Barbie is nothing if not a women’s picture, a movie that gleefully uncovers the machinations of modern womanhood, prioritizing fashion as an authentic means of that exploration.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
The class will highlight the intersection of English literature and gender studies, studying womanhood, witch hunts, diary and confessional writings, and what is deemed socially acceptable for women’s fame and women’s success.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
The estranged sisters all deal with their diasporic identity, womanhood and vices on their own – but their fierce love for one another always brings them back together.
—USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
The moment comes right before America Ferrera’s big monologue about the trammels of womanhood, when Robbie soliloquizes, too, about the loss of her self-esteem.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Even my conservative Christian grandmother would give me her books during my milestones into womanhood.
—Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
Danielle Brooks Needed Physical Therapy, Chiropractor After Arrest Scene in The Color Purple 'Took a Toll' on Her
Ferrera, 39, delivered one of the year’s most viral movie moments with an impassioned speech to Margot Robbie’s Barbie on the paradoxes of womanhood.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Her writings on Black womanhood have been widely anthologized.
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Barbie is nothing if not a women’s picture, a movie that gleefully uncovers the machinations of modern womanhood, prioritizing fashion as an authentic means of that exploration.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
The class will highlight the intersection of English literature and gender studies, studying womanhood, witch hunts, diary and confessional writings, and what is deemed socially acceptable for women’s fame and women’s success.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2024
The estranged sisters all deal with their diasporic identity, womanhood and vices on their own – but their fierce love for one another always brings them back together.
—USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
The moment comes right before America Ferrera’s big monologue about the trammels of womanhood, when Robbie soliloquizes, too, about the loss of her self-esteem.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Womanhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/womanhood. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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womanhood
noun
wom·an·hood
ˈwu̇m-ən-ˌhu̇d
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