The state, condition, or quality of having or being a body; embodied existence or physical form.
Compound of 'body' and the suffix '-hood,' which creates nouns meaning a state or condition (like 'childhood' or 'manhood'). This is a philosophical or literary term that emerged in academic discussions about embodiment and physical existence.
Bodyhood is the kind of word philosophers love because it makes abstract—the experience of existing in physical form—feel concrete and discussable, showing how English suffixes let us turn concepts into nouns we can analyze.
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.