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-hood
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
hood
(noun)
hood
(noun)
hood
(noun)
-hood
(noun suffix)
-hood
/-ˌhʊd/
noun suffix
-hood
/-ˌhʊd/
noun suffix
Britannica Dictionary definition of -HOOD
1
:
state
:
condition
:
quality
likeli
hood
false
hood
child
hood
adult
hood
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2
:
people sharing a condition or character
brother
hood
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