womb
Americannoun
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the uterus of the human female and certain higher mammals.
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the place in which anything is formed or produced.
the womb of time.
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the interior of anything.
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Obsolete. the belly.
noun
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the nontechnical name for uterus
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a hollow space enclosing something, esp when dark, warm, or sheltering
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a place where something is conceived
the Near East is the womb of western civilization
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obsolete the belly
Other Word Forms
- unwomb verb (used with object)
- wombed adjective
- womblike adjective
Etymology
Origin of womb
before 900; Middle English, Old English: belly, womb; cognate with Dutch wam, German Wamme, Gothic wamba belly; wamus
Example Sentences
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Nearly half of the caesaereans - when the baby is delivered by surgeons cutting into the mother's abdomen and womb - were planned in advance.
From BBC
She got another surprise: The baby was not in her womb.
From Los Angeles Times
Researchers believe that autism is most likely the result of a complex set of interactions between genes and the environment that unfold while a child is in the womb.
From Los Angeles Times
“I always say I knew from the time I came out of the womb that I was an actress,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
Endometriosis, occurs when cells, similar to the lining of a woman's womb, grow elsewhere in the body and can lead to severe pain and fertility problems.
From BBC
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