studenthood en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English student Proto-Indo-European *keyt-der. Proto-Germanic *haiduzder. Proto-West Germanic *-haiduder. Old English -hād Middle English -hede English -hood English studenthood From student + -hood.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being a student
On the way to my office I imagined Cynthia as a chrysalis, my imposed burden of studenthood, falling off me, drifting into the night.
1988 January 29, S.L. Wisenberg, “Sorority Rush”, in Chicago Reader: