manhood
noun /ˈmænhʊd/
/ˈmænhʊd/
- [uncountable] the state or time of being an adult man rather than a boy
- to reach manhood
- His youth and early manhood were spent in America.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- young
- grow to
- prove
- question
- …
- in manhood
- [uncountable] the qualities that a man is supposed to have, for example courage, strength and sexual power
- Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood.
- It seemed they were fighting to prove their manhood.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- early
- young
- grow to
- prove
- question
- …
- in manhood
- [singular] (literary or humorous) a man’s penis. People use ‘manhood’ to avoid saying ‘penis’.
- [uncountable] (literary) all the men of a country
- The nation's manhood died on the battlefields of World War I.
compare womanhood