girlhood

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noun

The state or condition of being a girl.

Similar
maidenhoodmaidhood
OriginProto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English girl →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

noungirlhood (countable and uncountable, plural girlhoods)

plural girlhoods

  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being a girl.
  2. countableThe childhood of a girl.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe childhood of a girl

Similar
maidenhoodmaidhood
Broader
childhood
Also see
femalehoodmaidenhoodmaidhood

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishgirl
  2. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  3. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  4. Englishgirlhood

From girl + -hood.

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Translations

Irish iníonacht, iníonas
  • iníonachtthe state of being a girl
  • iníonasthe state of being a girl
Māori hinenga
  • hinengathe state of being a girl
Russian девичество
  • девичество (devičestvo)the state of being a girl
Cite this entry
APA

girlhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girlhood

MLA

“girlhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girlhood. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “girlhood,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/girlhood.

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