0 the state of being a man: --
Why do you think he needs to have so many women around him - is it just a way of proving his manhood?
The flower of the nation's manhood (= the best young men in the country) was killed in the war.
Tall and handsome, this young actor is Hollywood's ideal of manhood.
A celebration is held for the boy at the age when he is considered to have reached manhood.
The story is seen through the eyes of a boy on the verge of manhood.