girlhood

noun

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Recent Examples of girlhood The global scope of this novelistic narrative reach only made my sense of my American girlhood more powerful. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 Chester Dale, whose bequest forms the core of the NGA’s Cassatt holdings, favored the range of her female subjects, from girlhood and adolescence to adulthood and old age. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 Now, she's been immortalized with a Barbie doll and the pink energy of girlhood is headed for State Farm Arena. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Fast makes no concessions to the male characters, committing fully to an appreciation of supportive girlhood, at the expense of the other gender. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 July 2026 These joyous lines of song help kick off Netflix’s fresh new take on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic novels of pioneer girlhood, Little House on the Prairie. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026 As can be found in the books, Laura Ingalls (played by Alice Halsey) and her older sister Mary (Skywalker Hughes) have very different ways of going about girlhood. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 June 2026 Stressful texts aside, Zortea turns to the group chat for the girlhood. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 Beyond its tartness, its specificity, and the sensuous, elliptical line work of its prose, the book serves as a vinegary corrective to the novel of nostalgic country-house girlhood. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
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  1. boyhood
  2. maidenhood
  3. childhood
  4. adolescence
Noun
  • Initial reports from Jijantes suggested Balde decided to leave his boyhood club following a meeting between his agent and the Sporting Director, and comments from coach Hansi Flick questioning player commitment.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Anderson joined Nottingham Forest from boyhood club Newcastle United in 2024 and gained a reputation as one of the Premier League’s best central midfielders.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of boyhood
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  • Even so, the belief in Mary’s life-long maidenhood is widely shared by members of the Eastern Orthodox Church and by some Lutherans.
    — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
Definition of maidenhood
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  • The irony is that in making an American childhood, Jewish creators were also injecting Jewish sensibility into the mainstream.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Following his 2019 essay for the New Yorker, Murakami recounts a compelling history of fatherhood, family and obligation, transforming an uncanny childhood memory into a deeply personal history.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of childhood
Noun
  • Autistic girls without co-occurring intellectual disabilities tend to be diagnosed significantly later than their male counterparts, often not until adolescence or later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • His father’s work as a contractor moved the family around a lot during his adolescence.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Girlhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/girlhood. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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