1.
2.
[syn: humanness, humanity, manhood]
3. the status of being a man;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Manhood \Man"hood\, n. [Man- + -hood.]
1. The state of being man as a human being, or man as
distinguished from a child or a woman.
[1913 Webster]
2. Manly quality; virility; courage; bravery; resolution.
[1913 Webster]
I am ashamed
That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. The genitalia of a male human.
[PJC]
4. The condition of being a human being.
[PJC] man hour
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
manhood
n 1: the state of being a man; manly qualities
2: the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of
all manhood" [syn: humanness, humanity, manhood]
3: the status of being a man