Words ending
in -hood.

adult → adulthood

The time when someone is an adult.

“Teenagers are on the way to adulthood.”

baby → babyhood

The time when someone is a baby.

“These photos are from my babyhood.”

boy → boyhood

The time when someone is a boy.

“He spent his boyhood by the sea.”

brother → brotherhood

A feeling of closeness like that between brothers.

“The team had a strong sense of brotherhood.”

child → childhood

The time when someone is a child.

“Grandpa told stories about his childhood on a farm.”

false → falsehood

Something that is not true.

“The story was a falsehood from start to finish.”

father → fatherhood

Being a father.

“He loved every moment of fatherhood.”

girl → girlhood

The time when someone is a girl.

“She kept her girlhood diary in a box.”

knight → knighthood

The rank of a knight.

“The brave soldier was given a knighthood.”

likely → likelihood

How likely it is that something will happen.

“There is a high likelihood of rain today.”

No common root word

The way someone earns the money they need to live.

“Fishing is the village's main livelihood.”

mother → motherhood

Being a mother.

“She wrote a book about motherhood.”

nation → nationhood

Being a nation.

“The country celebrated 100 years of nationhood.”

neighbor → neighborhood

The area around where you live.

“There is a park in our neighborhood.”

parent → parenthood

Being a parent.

“Parenthood can be tiring but fun.”

priest → priesthood

The job or position of a priest.

“He studied for many years before joining the priesthood.”

sister → sisterhood

A feeling of closeness like that between sisters.

“The girls' club felt like a sisterhood.”

state → statehood

Being a state, especially one of the United States.

“Hawaii gained statehood in 1959.”