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Womanhood vs Motherhood - What's the difference?

womanhood | motherhood |

As nouns the difference between womanhood and motherhood

is that womanhood is the state of being a woman while motherhood is the state of being a mother.

womanhood

English

Noun

  • The state of being a woman.
  • All the qualities typical of women.
  • Women considered as a group.
  • (euphemism) The vulva.
  • * 2007 , Mark A. Cherpak, Circle of Fear: Uncharted Worlds (page 264)
    • Easing down to her panties slowly as if investigating a carrier of a dangerous plague, both hands were quivering like it was contagious while feeling extraordinarily alarmed, he commenced to inspect her womanhood .

    Related terms

    * manhood

    motherhood

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being a mother.
  • Mothers, considered as a group.
    • the nation's motherhood

    Coordinate terms

    *siblinghood

    Related terms

    * motherhood statement

    See also

    * ("motherhood" on Wikipedia)