[StitchIsAwesome135]

So I've had this on my mind today. What do ya'll consider manhood? Do you guys think that the definition of manhood has changed over the years? Or do you think those ideals have carried on into the present.

[Umbral_Seraph]

You know, I'm not sure. I've never really thought about it. Maybe I'll know if I ever get there.

[StitchIsAwesome135]

Same. I've just sort of got where I am blindly it seems.

[Missingno]

WHAT IS A MAN, A MISERABLE LITTLE PILE OF SECRETS! But enough talk, have at you! :P Couldn't resist.

[LogDork]

Excellent reply!

Webster's 1828 Dictionary:

MAN'HOOD, n. [man and hood.] The state of one who is a man, of an adult male, or one who is advanced beyond puberty, boyhood or childhood; virility.
1. Virility; as opposed to womanhood.2. Human nature; as the manhood of Christ.3. The qualities of a man; courage; bravery; resolution. [Little used.]

Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition (July 2003):

Definition of MANHOOD

1 : the condition of being a human being
2 : qualities associated with men : manliness
3 : the condition of being an adult male as distinguished from a child or female
4 : adult males : men
5 : penis

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Examples of MANHOOD

He took the comment as a challenge to his manhood.
He grew from boyhood to manhood in a small southern town.
the manhood of a nation

First Known Use of MANHOOD
13th century

Related to MANHOOD

Synonyms: machismo, macho, virility, manliness, masculinity
Antonyms: femininity, muliebrity, womanhood, womanliness

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