girldom

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noun

The condition of being a girl; girlhood.

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Meanings

noungirldom (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of being a girl; girlhood.

    […] I embodied the sugar-and-spice nursery-rhyme image of girldom. I had the long golden Heidi braids, a toy chest overflowing with Mattel paraphernalia […]

    2000, Noelle Howey, Ellen Jean Samuels, Out of the Ordinary
  2. uncountableThe world or sphere of girls.

    If I were about to marry, I should try it; that is, if I were a student of girldom with a view to wedlock for in truth, I am a marrying man.

    1871, Thomas Meehan, editor, Gardener's monthly and horticulturist

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
girlery

Origin

From girl + -dom.

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Cite this entry
APA

girldom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girldom

MLA

“girldom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girldom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girldom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girldom.

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