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Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English: belly, womb; cognate with Dutch wam, German Wamme, Gothic wamba belly; compare wamus
before 900; Middle English, Old English: belly, womb; cognate with Dutch wam, German Wamme, Gothic wamba belly; compare wamus
Related forms
wombed, adjective
un·womb, verb (used with object)
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Word Origin & History
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.
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Medical Dictionary
womb (w&oomacr;m)
n.
See uterus.
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Science Dictionary
womb  (w m) Pronunciation Key
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