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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