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girlhood [ˈgɜːlˌhʊd] n the state or time of being a girl Girlery, Girlhood girls collectively, 1805. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Pontellier talked about her father's Mississippi plantation and her girlhood home in the old Kentucky bluegrass country. She wondered as she regarded some of the grizzled women in the room, mere mechanical contrivances sewing seams and grinding out, with heads bended over their work, tales of imagined or real girlhood happiness, past drunks, the baby at home, and unpaid wages. Eliza had been brought up by her mistress, from girlhood, as a petted and indulged favorite. |
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