1. The state of being an adult woman
   "Her journey into womanhood was celebrated by her community";
   - muliebrity
    
2. The status of a woman
   "She celebrated her transition to womanhood with a special ceremony"
    
3. Women as a class
   "it's an insult to American womanhood";
   - woman, fair sex [archaic]

Derived forms: womanhoods

Type of: adulthood, berth, class, office, place, position, post, situation, social class, socio-economic class, stratum

Part of: womankind, womenkind

Encyclopedia: Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation