womb
noun
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Definition of womb
1
: uterus
2a
: a cavity or space that resembles a womb in containing and enveloping
b
: a place where something is generated
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Other Words from womb
wombed
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of womb in a Sentence
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Venezuelans like to jest that their beloved arepas are so widely consumed that babies come out of the womb with the corn flatbreads already in hand. — Washington Post, "Venezuelan migrants take arepas to new lands amid crisis," 16 July 2019 From the womb to the workplace, from the political arena to the home, women in China are losing ground at every turn. — New York Times, "A Prosperous China Says ‘Men Preferred,’ and Women Lose," 16 July 2019 The units, called Babyleos, mimic the attributes of the womb. — Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al.com, "USA hospital opens small baby unit, one of few in country," 14 June 2019 But that future child, or children, will not be coming from womb. — Liv Mcconnell, Teen Vogue, "I Was 21 The First Time I Asked to Have My Tubes Tied," 19 Apr. 2019 In December, doctors in Brazil reported the world's first birth using a deceased donor's womb. — CBS News, "First baby born in U.S. from dead donor's transplanted womb," 10 July 2019 Doctors transplanted the womb into the mother in late 2017, and about a year later, the mother became pregnant through in vitro fertilization. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, "Baby Born from a Dead Donor’s Transplanted Womb for the First Time in the U.S.," 9 July 2019 The American automobile has become a wandering womb protecting a fetal driver. — Dan Albert, Vox, "Driverless cars are coming. We’ll miss the thrill of the ride.," 21 June 2019 Poor communication between law enforcement and medical staff violated patient rights standards in the case of a newborn who was cut from his mother’s womb and brought to a suburban hospital with another woman, according to a federal inspection. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: Lightfoot blasts Trump, Wieners Circle isn’t leaving and other things to know to start your day," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'womb.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for womb
womb
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Kids Definition of womb
: uterus
womb
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Medical Definition of womb
: uterus
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