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Meaning of -hood in English:

-hood

Pronunciation /hʊd/

suffix

  • 1Forming nouns denoting a condition or quality.

    ‘falsehood’
    • ‘womanhood’

  • 2Forming nouns denoting a collection or group.

    • ‘brotherhood’

Origin

Old English -hād, originally an independent noun meaning ‘person, condition, quality’.