womb
[ woom ]
/ wum /
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.
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Origin of womb
before 900; Middle English, Old English: belly, womb; cognate with Dutch wam,German Wamme,Gothic wamba belly; cf. wamus
OTHER WORDS FROM womb
wombed, adjectiveun·womb, verb (used with object)Words nearby womb
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British Dictionary definitions for womb
womb
/ (wuːm) /
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 forms of womb
wombed, adjectivewomblike, adjectiveWord Origin for womb
Old English wamb; related to Old Norse vomb, Gothic wamba, Middle Low German wamme, Swedish våmm
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Medical definitions for womb
womb
[ wōōm ]
n.
uterus
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Scientific definitions for womb
womb
[ wōōm ]
See uterus.
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