manhoodn.[Man- + -hood.]1. The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.()2. Manly quality; virility; courage; bravery; resolution.()I am ashamed
That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus. (Shak.)3. The genitalia of a male human.()4. The condition of being a human being.()n. The quantity of work which one person can perform in one hour; -- often an estimate made for the purpose of deciding whether to undertake a project, and sometimes used in accounting; as, it will take a hundred man-hours to write the program.()