The difference between Sisterhood and Womanhood

When used as nouns, sisterhood means the state, or kinship of being sisters, whereas womanhood means the state of being a woman.


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  1. Sisterhood as a noun:

    the state, or kinship of being sisters

  2. Sisterhood as a noun:

    the quality of being sisterly; sisterly companionship; especially, the sense that women have of being in solidarity with one another.

  3. Sisterhood as a noun:

    a religious society of women

  4. Sisterhood as a noun (feminism):

    The idea of universal experience amongst women, regardless of other traits or factors. (Considered obsolete in third-wave feminism.)

  1. Womanhood as a noun:

    The state of being a woman.

  2. Womanhood as a noun:

    All the qualities typical of women.

  3. Womanhood as a noun:

    Women considered as a group.

  4. Womanhood as a noun (euphemism):

    The vulva.

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