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   manhood

   /ˈmanhʊd/

   noun

   • 1. the state or period of being a man rather than a child: "boys in the process of growing to manhood" Similar maturitysexual maturityadulthood
   • ▪ the qualities traditionally associated with men, such as courage, strength, and sexual potency: "we drank to prove our manhood" Similar virilitymanlinessmachismomasculinitymalenessmettlespiritfortituderesolutiondeterminationmanfulnessbraverycouragestrengthintrepidityvalourheroismboldness
   • ▪ the men of a country or society regarded collectively: "Germany had lost the best of her young manhood"
   • ▪ used euphemistically to refer to a man's penis: informal "car worker Dave nearly lost his manhood on the production line"
   • 2. the condition of being human: archaic "the unity of Godhead and manhood in Christ"

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • D

     2

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