Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Womanhood /wo͝om'-ən-ho͝odˌ/ · Wom·an·hood · IPA /ˈwʊmənhʊd/ 01 n. The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind. 1. The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character or qualities of a woman, or of womankind. “Unspotted faith, and comely womanhood.” — Spenser. “Perhaps the smile and the tender tone Came out of her pitying womanhood.” — Tennyson. 2. Women, collectively; womankind.