womanhood
noun[U]
uk/ˈwʊm.ən.hʊd/us/ˈwʊm.ən.hʊd/thestateof being a woman, or theperiodoftimewhen someone is a woman:
女孩走向成年的时期;女性成年期Thenoveldealswith ateenagegirl'sjourneytowards womanhood.这部小说讲述的是一个十几岁的女孩走向成年的经历。
thequalitiesthat areconsideredtypicalof a woman:
女人味,女性特点Brigitte Bardot was thedominantimageof womanhood inFrenchcinemaduring the 1960s.碧姬‧巴铎是20世纪60年代法国影坛突出的女性形象。
formal
all womenconsideredas agroup:
女性,妇女the womanhood of thenation全国的女性