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womb
[ woom ]
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.
womb
/ wo̅o̅m /
- See uterus
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Derived Forms
- ˈwomblike, adjective
- wombed, adjective
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Other Words From
- wombed adjective
- un·womb verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of womb1
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Example Sentences
Complete male reproductive independence would also hinge on artificial womb technology, which also made headlines in 2014.
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.
The womb may become artificial by the end of the century but it will still be the battleground for feminist politics.
But when the womb—the most politicized body part in history—is separated from the woman, what will it mean for feminism?
A report says a man-made womb could be reality within 30 years.
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel who are carried by my bowels, are borne up by my womb.
For I know that transgressing thou wilt transgress, and I have called thee a transgressor from the womb.
Why came I out of the womb, to see labour and sorrow, and that my days should be spent in confusion?
As for Ephraim, their glory hath flown away like bird from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
Nor is the heat the cause of the black complexion, particularly of children in the womb, who are out of the reach of the sun.
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