English noun: womanhood | |||
1. | womanhood (state) the state of being an adult woman | ||
Synonyms | muliebrity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adulthood | ||
2. | womanhood (group) women as a class | ||
Samples | It's an insult to American womanhood. Woman is the glory of creation. The fair sex gathered on the veranda. | ||
Synonyms | fair sex, woman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum | ||
Member meronym | womankind | ||
3. | womanhood (act) the status of a woman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot | ||