womb

[woom]

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noun

the uterus of the human female and certain higher mammals.
the place in which anything is formed or produced: the womb of time.
the interior of anything.

Obsolete. the belly.

Origin of womb

before 900; Middle English, Old English: belly, womb; cognate with Dutch wam, German Wamme, Gothic wamba belly; cf. wamus

Related formswombed, adjectiveun·womb, verb (used with object)

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Examples from the Web for womb

Contemporary Examples

At present, not every woman is young enough, fertile enough, or healthy enough to have a baby using her own eggs or her own womb.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women
Samantha Allen
January 3, 2015
The womb may become artificial by the end of the century but it will still be the battleground for feminist politics.
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever
Samantha Allen
August 12, 2014
But when the womb—the most politicized body part in history—is separated from the woman, what will it mean for feminism?
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever
Samantha Allen
August 12, 2014
And the Latin mātrīx for “womb” comes from the same Indo-European root that gives us the English “mother.”
The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever
Samantha Allen
August 12, 2014
In New York City, affluent parents sign up for pre-school while their child is still in the womb.
All Kids Want a Head Start
Eleanor Clift
February 13, 2014

Historical Examples

For a child is born into the womb of the time, which indeed enclosed and fed him before he was born.
A Dish Of Orts
George MacDonald
Her the men of old called Nemesis, born to Ocean from the womb of silent Night.
Albert Durer
T. Sturge Moore
Political economy was still sleeping in the womb of futurity.
Bunyan
James Anthony Froude
The mother's body is becoming adapted to the development of the infant in the womb.
The Sexual Question
August Forel
The passage is forced by the powerful contractions of the muscles of the womb.
The Sexual Question
August Forel

British Dictionary definitions for womb

womb

noun

the nontechnical name for uterus Related adjective: uterine
a hollow space enclosing something, esp when dark, warm, or sheltering
a place where something is conceivedthe Near East is the womb of western civilization
obsolete the belly

Derived Formswombed, adjectivewomblike, adjective

Word Origin

Old English wamb; related to Old Norse vomb, Gothic wamba, Middle Low German wamme, Swedish våmm

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Word Origin and History for womb

n.

Old English wamb, womb "belly, uterus," from Proto-Germanic *wambo (cf. Old Norse vomb, Old Frisian wambe, Middle Dutch wamme, Dutch wam, Old High German wamba, German Wamme "belly, paunch," Gothic wamba "belly, womb," Old English umbor "child"), of unknown origin.

womb in Medicine

womb

(wōōm)

uterus

womb in Science

womb

[wōōm]

See uterus.

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Examples from the Web for womb

Contemporary Examples

At present, not every woman is young enough, fertile enough, or healthy enough to have a baby using her own eggs or her own womb.

The womb may become artificial by the end of the century but it will still be the battleground for feminist politics.

But when the womb—the most politicized body part in history—is separated from the woman, what will it mean for feminism?

And the Latin mātrīx for “womb” comes from the same Indo-European root that gives us the English “mother.”

In New York City, affluent parents sign up for pre-school while their child is still in the womb.

Historical Examples

For a child is born into the womb of the time, which indeed enclosed and fed him before he was born.

Her the men of old called Nemesis, born to Ocean from the womb of silent Night.

Political economy was still sleeping in the womb of futurity.

The mother's body is becoming adapted to the development of the infant in the womb.

The passage is forced by the powerful contractions of the muscles of the womb.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for womb

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