Girldom
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition of being a girl; girlhood. uncountable
"[…] I embodied the sugar-and-spice nursery-rhyme image of girldom. I had the long golden Heidi braids, a toy chest overflowing with Mattel paraphernalia […]"
- 2 The world or sphere of girls. uncountable
"If I were about to marry, I should try it; that is, if I were a student of girldom with a view to wedlock for in truth, I am a marrying man."
Synonyms
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More examples"[…] I embodied the sugar-and-spice nursery-rhyme image of girldom. I had the long golden Heidi braids, a toy chest overflowing with Mattel paraphernalia […]"
Etymology
From girl + -dom.
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