"sillyhood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sillyhoods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sillyhood (plural sillyhoods)
  1. (UK, regional, obsolete) A caul (part of the amnion that encloses a baby's head at birth). Tags: UK, obsolete, regional
    Sense id: en-sillyhood-en-noun-3czAjvRn Categories (other): British English, Regional English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -hood, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -hood: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From silly + -hood. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|silly|hood}} silly + -hood Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sillyhood (uncountable)
  1. silliness Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-sillyhood-en-noun-fhpBXCdM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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