Definition of womanhood
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a young girl on the verge of womanhood
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The book is a celebration of womanhood.
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A Madonna has to assume the role of a commander standing at the frontlines for womanhood and the controversial complexities of human sexuality, despite the inevitable backlash to ensue.
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The poems view mothers and grandmothers through a cultural lens, touching on every aspect of womanhood and her changing role in a Latino household from memory maker to memory keeper.
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The works from this period are threaded together by themes of solitude and invisibility associated with black womanhood.
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First Known Use of womanhood
15th century
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playDefinition of womanhood for English Language Learners
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: the state or condition of being an adult woman and no longer a girl
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: women in general
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