womb

[ woom ]

/ wum /

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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.

Nearby words

womanizing, womankind, womanlike, womanly, womanpower, womb, womb-to-tomb, wombat, women, women at point sur, the, women in love

Origin of womb

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

Related forms

wombed, adjectiveun·womb, verb (used with object)

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Examples from the Web for womb

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
She is lovely to look upon, and enchants by her sweet singing, but her womb is loathsome.
The Crown of Wild Olive|John Ruskin
This occurs every month and each time the womb becomes a little stronger and better able to hold a growing babe.
Confidences|Edith B. Lowry
But to do so consigns the infant in the womb from darkness to darkness.
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari|James S. De Benneville
Womb Spasms: Cramp bark, one ounce; skullcap, one ounce; skunk cabbage, four drams.
Searchlights on Health|B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols
She had borne the Emperor in her womb, but the philosopher outsoared her comprehension.
The Ninth Vibration And Other Stories|L. Adams Beck

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

wombed, adjectivewomblike, adjective

Word Origin for womb

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

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Medicine definitions for womb

womb

[ wōōm ]

n.

uterus

Science definitions for womb

womb

[ wōōm ]

See uterus.