studenthood

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English

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Etymology

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From student +‎ -hood.

Noun

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studenthood (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being a student
    • 1988 January 29, S.L. Wisenberg, “Sorority Rush”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      On the way to my office I imagined Cynthia as a chrysalis, my imposed burden of studenthood, falling off me, drifting into the night.