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womb-to-tomb
[ woom-tuh-toom ]
adjective
, Chiefly British.
- extending from prebirth to death: said especially of care under Britain's National Health Service.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of womb-to-tomb1
First recorded in 1970–75
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