misshood

misshood

English

Etymology

miss +‎ -hood

Noun

misshood (uncountable)

1. (dated) girlhood
   • 1866, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Adventures of Philip on His Way Through the World (page 186)

     In her old heart there is a corner as romantic still as when she used to read the Wild Irish Girl or the Scottish Chiefs in the days of her misshood.