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womanhood

[woom-uhn-hood] / ˈwʊm ənˌhʊd /
NOUN, ADJECTIVE
femininity/feminine
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This is not something that we should be scared of, let alone try to hide, because it’s a part of womanhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

This is an album about walking to her own rhythm, as Starr grows into autonomy and womanhood.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Granted, that’s also what mature womanhood looks like, but so what?

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

“It could be an image of Black womanhood: she brings the sacred and the strength that other people find dangerous into a beautiful harmony.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

But of course he was right, and by the time I came to womanhood even I had to acknowledge that his prestige was much diminished.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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