girlhood
girlhood · girlhoods
девичество
Jungfräulichkeit
The state or condition of being a girlThe state or condition of being a girl.
US/ɡˈɝlhˌʊd/
» Mary spent her girlhood in seclusion.
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2 senses(uncountable)The state or condition of being a girl.
девичествоdevičestvo
the childhood of a girl
(countable)The childhood of a girl.
Examples
3 sentencesMary spent her girlhood in seclusion.
We don't know much of Skura's girlhood in Algeria.
Her standards for men are impossibly high, thanks to a girlhood rich in Disney, Cosmopolitan, and private school.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
the state of being a girl:
Forms
plural: girlhoodsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the childhood of a girl:maidenhoodmaidhood
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedgirl
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable