Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladyhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: la-dy-hood
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the quality or state of being a lady or ladylike.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If you were, you would have no carriages to ride in, and your daughters would be what Martha and Mary and Lydia and Dorcas were, and their title to ladyhood founded on their degrees of goodness." ""
"I saw myself in the full flower of young ladyhood, carrying at my side an awkward lad of a dozen years, attired in knickerbockers, and probably chewing a taffy stick, yet "wooing and loving as never man loved before.""
"But the effect of her voice, her ladyhood, and her command of this philosophy--those moved him."

Etymology

From lady + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lady

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ladihood (alternative)

Questions

What does ladyhood mean?: the quality or state of being a lady or ladylike.
Where does ladyhood come from?: From lady + -hood.

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