misshood

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noun

girlhood

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Meanings

nounmisshood (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountablegirlhood

    In her old heart there is a corner as romantic still as when she used to read the Wild Irish Girl or the Scottish Chiefs in the days of her misshood.

    1866, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Adventures of Philip on His Way Through the World, page 186

Origin

From miss + -hood.

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Cite this entry
APA

misshood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misshood

MLA

“misshood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misshood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misshood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misshood.

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