muttonhoodn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌtnhʊd/, U.S.

/ˈmətnˌ(h)ʊd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutton n., -hood suffix.

Etymology: < mutton n. + -hood suffix. Compare lambhood n.

humorous. rare.

The state of being mutton (as opposed to lamb).

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the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > adulthood or maturity

full eldOE

agec1275

douthc1275

full agec1390

maturitya1475

years?1532

just age1541

just years1541

consistencea1613

grown years1645

legal age1658

adultness1663

adultagea1670

muttonhood1841

adulthood1850

1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. 59 When they grew up to adolescent muttonhood.

1887 Sat. Rev. 8 Jan. 48 Mutton that is standing with reluctant feet where muttonhood and lambhood meet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muttonhood
释义	muttonhoodn. Brit. /ˈmʌtnhʊd/, U.S. /ˈmətnˌ(h)ʊd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutton n., -hood suffix. Etymology: < mutton n. + -hood suffix. Compare lambhood n. humorous. rare. The state of being mutton (as opposed to lamb). ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > adult > [noun] > adulthood or maturity full eldOE agec1275 douthc1275 full agec1390 maturitya1475 years?1532 just age1541 just years1541 consistencea1613 grown years1645 legal age1658 adultness1663 adultagea1670 muttonhood1841 adulthood1850 1841 J. T. J. Hewlett Parish Clerk I. 59 When they grew up to adolescent muttonhood. 1887 Sat. Rev. 8 Jan. 48 Mutton that is standing with reluctant feet where muttonhood and lambhood meet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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