wom ‧ an ‧ hood /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ woman , ↑ womanhood , ↑ womankind , ↑ womanizer , ↑ womanizing , ↑ womanliness ; adjective : ↑ womanly , ↑ womanish ; verb : ↑ womanize ]
1 . the state of being a woman, not a man or a girl
2 . formal women in general ⇨ manhood