manhood

n. state or time of being an adult male; manly qualities; men; state of being human

A man is a male human. The term man (irregular plural: men) is used for an adult human male, with the term boy being the usual term for a human male child or adolescent human male. However, man can refer to humanity as a whole.
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A man is a male human.Depending on the context Man and its irregular Germanic plural Men may be used irrespective of age, or as an opposite to boy (in its normal sense restricted to male minors) only for adult men.The same word can also be used irrespective of sex, especially in scientific and poetic language; see Mannaz for etymology:Human, humans considered as a speciesHomo (genus), humans and their close relatives considered as a genusFirst man or woman, found in mythical traditions of human originsThe Man, derisive slang phrase used to describe higher authorityMan, a (mainly US origin) term of exasperation Man and in some cases Men may refer to:In Celtic mythology, the sea god Manannan
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(n.)
The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.
  

(n.)
Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution.
  

Noun
1. the state of being a man; manly qualities
(hypernym) adulthood
2. the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood"
(synonym) humanness, humanity
(hypernym) quality
(attribute) human
3. the status of being a man
(hypernym) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation