womanhood
n. 女子成年身分, 女子成年期, 女子成年资格, 女子气质, 女子特性
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The state or condition of being a woman, as contrasted with being a girl, man, boy, or nonbinary.
可数 不可数She was a vigorous youth poised on the brink of womanhood.
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All of the women of a given place, area, or subgroup regarded collectively.
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The idealized nature of a woman: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness regarded collectively.
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The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.
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The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
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From Middle English womanhoode, wommanhod, whomanhode, variants of wommanhede. By surface analysis, woman + -hood.
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