English

femalehood

From female + -hood.

Formed from female + -hood

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle’

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Medieval Latin fēmella ‘a female’

Old French femele

Middle English femele

Middle English female

Today it means

noun The state or period of being female.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / femalehood