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womb

[ woom ]

noun

  1. the uterus of the human female and certain higher mammals.
  2. the place in which anything is formed or produced:

    the womb of time.

  3. the interior of anything.
  4. Obsolete. the belly.


womb

/ ɳː /

noun

  1. the nontechnical name for uterus uterine
  2. a hollow space enclosing something, esp when dark, warm, or sheltering
  3. a place where something is conceived

    the Near East is the womb of western civilization

  4. obsolete.
    the belly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

womb

/ ɴ̅̅ /

  1. See uterus
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɴdz, adjective
  • wombed, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • wombed adjective
  • ܲ·ɴdz verb (used with object)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of womb1

before 900; Middle English, Old English: belly, womb; cognate with Dutch wam, German Wamme, Gothic wamba belly; wamus
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of womb1

Old English wamb; related to Old Norse vomb, Gothic wamba, Middle Low German wamme, Swedish å
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Since Bezos’ main competitor in the world’s richest man pageant is running around bragging about his plan to seed more wombs, these testimonials emphasize the nobility in the Blue Origin founder’s space flight sponsorship.

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I danced all my life, even in the womb.

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A "miracle" baby girl has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother using a donated womb.

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A couple whose daughter Molly died at 34 weeks in the womb have accused the Southern Health Trust of a "cover up" after they discovered medical notes had been "falsified".

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McEnany, a devout Christian, also quoted scripture in her announcement, including this line from Jeremiah 1:5: “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.”

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