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girldom

girldom noun: the condition of being a girl; girlhood.

Noun

girldom (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a girl; girlhood.
    • […] 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 […]2000, Noelle Howey, Ellen Jean Samuels, Out of the Ordinary
  2. The world or sphere of girls.
    • 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.1871, Thomas Meehan, editor, Gardener's monthly and horticulturist

Origin of girldom

From girl + -dom.

Questions about girldom

What does girldom mean?
Girldom means the condition of being a girl; girlhood.
What part of speech is girldom?
Girldom is a noun.

Words near girldom in the dictionary

  1. girlcotting
  2. girlcotts
  3. girlcum
  4. girldick
  5. girldicks
  6. girldom
  7. girle
  8. girled
  9. girleen
  10. girleens
  11. girleries

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