manhood
Male coming-of-age
Manhood is the state of being an adult male, or the qualities traditionally associated with men—courage, strength, self-reliance: He proved his manhood on the battlefield.
It also refers to men collectively: the manhood of the nation.
Manhood can be a euphemism for male genitals: a blow to his manhood.
The word often carries cultural weight about what it means to be a "real man."
Male reproductive organ
- phallusMale organ symbol
- genitalsReproductive organs
- memberOne who belongs
- testiclesMale reproductive glands
scrotum · organ · circumcision · castration · eunuch · impotence · erectile
Male in character
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
stoicism · dominance · aggression · protector · provider · chauvinism · patriarchy · heroism
Full growth achieved
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- independenceFreedom from external control
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- majorityOver half of total
citizenship · voting · employment · parenthood · self-sufficiency · autonomy · accountability · adulthood
Formal admission ceremony
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- passageSegment of text
circumcision · tribal · tradition · ancestral · walkabout · scarification · ordeal · hunt
Degree of strength
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- vigorActive physical strength
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
procreation · reproduction · sperm · fathering · seed · begetting · vitality · performance
penis
Male reproductive organ
testicles · scrotum · organ · circumcision · castration · eunuch · impotence · erectile
masculine
Male in character
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
toughness · stoicism · dominance · aggression · protector · provider · chauvinism · patriarchy · heroism · warrior
maturity
Full growth achieved
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- independenceFreedom from external control
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
majority · citizenship · voting · employment · parenthood · self-sufficiency · autonomy · accountability · adulthood · license
initiation
Formal admission ceremony
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
passage · circumcision · tribal · tradition · ancestral · walkabout · scarification · ordeal · hunt · proving
potency
Degree of strength
stamina · procreation · reproduction · sperm · fathering · seed · begetting · vitality · performance · dysfunction
- adolescencepuberty, teenager, coming-of-age, growing up, teen
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- body slangboobs, butt, tush, bum, rear
- gender rolesgender roles, masculinity, femininity, gender stereotypes, traditional roles
- gender studiesfemininity, masculinity, gender norms, gender fluidity, androgyny
- masculinitymachismo, masculinity, alpha male, virility, macho
manhoodwomanhood
Adult female state
femininity · femaleness · womanliness · girlishness · effeminacy
manhoodcowardice
Absence of bravery
cowardliness · unmanliness · weakness · pusillanimity · spinelessness