womb

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English wamb, womb. Cognate with Dutch wam, German Wamme.

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• Rhymes: -uːm

[edit] Noun

womb (plural wombs)

1. (obsolete) The abdomen or stomach.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:

     And his hede, hym semed,was enamyled with asure, and his shuldyrs shone as the golde, and his wombe was lyke mayles of a merveylous hew [...].

2. (anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
3. (figuratively) A place where something is made or formed.

[edit] Synonyms

• (organ in mammals): uterus, matrix (poetic or literary), belly (poetic or literary)

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