[-hood] n suffix [ME -hod, fr. OE -had; akin to OHG -heit state, Goth haidus way, manner] 1: state: condition: quality: character "widowerhood" "hardihood"
2: time: period "childhood"
3: instance of a (specified) state or quality "falsehood"
4: individuals sharing a (specified) state or character "brotherhood"