In Freudian psychoanalysis the assumption that it is a defining moment for girls when they realize that they don't have a penis and that they envy boys for it.
(psychoanalysis) a female's envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity
(psychoanalysis) a female''s presumed envy of the male''s penis; said to explain femininity
(psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity