womb

The womb is defined as the place where something originates and develops.

(noun)

The uterus where a fetus lives for nine months as it develops into a baby is an example of a womb.

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See womb in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. Obsolete the belly
  2. uterus (sense )
  3. any place or part that holds, envelops, generates, etc.: the womb of time

Origin: ME wombe < OE wamb, akin to Ger wamme

See womb in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. See uterus.
  2. a. A place where something is generated.
    b. An encompassing, protective hollow or space.
  3. Obsolete The belly.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English wamb

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Related Forms:

  • wombed adjective

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