womanhood

noun

wom·​an·​hood ˈwu̇-mən-ˌhu̇d 

 especially Southern  ˈwō-,

 or  ˈwə-

1

a

: the state of being a woman

b

: the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman or of womankind

2

: women, womankind

Synonyms

• femininity
• feminity

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

Jessie Redmon Fauset refused to be bound by a single definition of Black womanhood. —Glory Edim august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025

DaCosta situates the story in 1954 but infuses it with her modern sensibility, shaping a lush, volatile portrait of womanhood, longing, and consequence. —Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Aug. 2025

And both the book and the film offered historically nonsensical versions of the Klan as an honorable and chivalrous group fighting for social justice and the virtue of white womanhood. —Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025

Mayra’s tender, fearless gaze turns her own memories into a portrait of identity, family, and the experience of womanhood with striking emotional truth. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for womanhood

• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood
• likelihood
• livelihood

Kids Definition

womanhood

noun

wom·​an·​hood ˈwu̇m-ən-ˌhu̇d 

1

: the state of being a woman

2

: qualities associated with women

3

: womankind