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Definition -hood in British English

-hood suffix

suffix
/hʊd/
1

used with some nouns to make nouns meaning a particular state, or period in someone's life

Example

childhood (=the period when you are a child)

Example

fatherhood (=the state of being a father)

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Definition -hood in British English