studenthood

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noun

The state or quality of being a student

OriginProto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English student →
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Meanings

nounstudenthood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being a student

    On the way to my office I imagined Cynthia as a chrysalis, my imposed burden of studenthood, falling off me, drifting into the night.

    1988 January 29, S.L. Wisenberg, “Sorority Rush”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Englishstudent
  2. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  3. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  4. Englishstudenthood

From student + -hood.

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Cite this entry
APA

studenthood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/studenthood

MLA

“studenthood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/studenthood. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “studenthood,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/studenthood.

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