wom·an·hood /-ˌhʊd/
  成年期
  Wom·an·hood n.
  1. The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind.
     Unspotted faith, and comely womanhood.   --Spenser.
  Perhaps the smile and the tender tone
  Came out of her pitying womanhood.   --Tennyson.
  2. Women, collectively; womankind.
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  womanhood
       n 1: the state of being an adult woman [syn: muliebrity]
       2: women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood";
          "woman is the glory of creation" [syn: woman]
       3: the status of a woman