Definition of PERSONHOOD

personhood

Plural: personhoods

Noun

  • being a person
    • "finding her own personhood as a campus activist"
  • The state or period of being a person.
  • The status of being considered as a person.

Examples

  • A majority of the present world's peoples delay the conferral of personhood (to children).

Origin / Etymology

From person + -hood.

Scrabble Score: 16

personhood: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
personhood: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
personhood: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

personhood: valid Words With Friends Word