manhood

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: fanhood, manyhood, mahood

Antonyms: fanhood, manyhood, mahood

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. The [[state]] or [[condition]] of being a [[human being]].
2. The [[state]] or [[condition]] of being a [[man]], as contrasted with being a [[boy]], [[woman]], [[girl]], or [[nonbinary]].
3. All of the [[men]] of a [[given]] [[place]], [[area]]{{,}} or any [[human]] [[subgroup]] (ethnicity, nation, race, religion, family, work crew or ship's crew, etc.) regarded [[collectively]].
4. The [[idealized]] [[nature]] of a man: all of the [[characteristic]]s [[traditionally]] and [[ideally]] ascribed to [[manliness]] regarded [[collectively]].
5. The [[self-concept]] of a man being [[with respect to]] his [[possess]]ion of the various [[qualities]] [[traditionally]] and [[ideally]] ascribed to [[manliness]]; a man's [[sense]] or [[view]] of himself as being more or less [[manly]].
6. {{lb|en|euphemism}} The male [[genitalia]], especially the [[penis]].

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