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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. |
Related forms:
wombed, adjective
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| u·ter·us (yōō'tər-əs) n. pl. u·ter·i (yōō'tə-rī') or u·ter·us·es
[Middle English, from Latin.] |
| womb (wōōm) n.
[Middle English, from Old English wamb.] wombed adj. |
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Womb
Womb\ (w[=oo]m), n. [OE. wombe, wambe, AS. wamb, womb; akin to D. wam belly, OS. & OHG. wamba, G. wamme, wampe, Icel. v["o]mb, Sw. v[*a]mb, Dan. vom, Goth. wamba.]1. The belly; the abdomen. [Obs.] --Chaucer. And he coveted to fill his woman of the cods that the hogs eat, and no man gave him. --Wyclif (Luke xv. 16). An I had but a belly of any indifferency, I were simply the most active fellow in Europe. My womb, my womb, my womb undoes me. --Shak. 2. (Anat.) The uterus. See Uterus. 3. The place where anything is generated or produced. The womb of earth the genial seed receives. --Dryden. 4. Any cavity containing and enveloping anything. The center spike of gold Which burns deep in the bluebell's womb. --R. Browning.Womb
Womb\, v. t. To inclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed or hold in secret. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : womb
Spanish:
matriz, útero,
German:
die Gebärmutter,
Japanese:
子宮
womb
O.E. wamb, womb "belly, uterus," from P.Gmc. *wambo (cf. O.N. vomb, O.Fris. wambe, M.Du. wamme, Du. wam, O.H.G. wamba, Ger. Wamme "belly, paunch," Goth. wamba "belly, womb," O.E. umbor "child"), of unknown origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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womb (w&oomacr;m)
n.
See uterus.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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womb (w m) Pronunciation Key
See uterus. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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