womb-to-tomb

[ woom-tuh-toom ]

/ ˈwum təˈtum /

adjective Chiefly British.

extending from prebirth to death: said especially of care under the National Health Service.

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Nearby words

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

Origin of womb-to-tomb

First recorded in 1970–75

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