umbilical cord en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əm.ˈbɪ.lə.kəl koɹd/ (US)
Etymology
From umbilical + cord. Largely displaced native navel-string. First attested in 1753.
Meanings
- The flexible structure connecting a foetus with the placenta; it transports nourishment to the foetus and removes waste.
- The line that supplies an astronaut with oxygen and communications when outside a spacecraft.
- Any of the various lines connecting a rocket to its launch pad before liftoff.
- Synonym of funiculus.
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(figuratively) An overdependence on or overattachment to support, especially from one's parents or guardians.
Remember the eastern leg of HS2 being lopped back to the East Midlands? To this Yorkshireman, this was a tragedy. It removed the umbilical cord designed to connect and bind together the modern advanced manufacturing corridor of England (West Midlands-East Midlands-the reborn Sheffield-Leeds-Teesside-Tyneside), helping it to be capable of competing internationally through the synergy of skills and skilled people.
2024 February 7, Andrew McNaughton, “HS2: a truncated route cuts off city lifelines”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| umbilical cords | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
umbilical cord cutting · cut the umbilical cord
Synonyms
umbilicus · navel-string · funiculus
Translations (108)
fi napanuora (any line connecting a rocket to its launch pad) · lo ສາຍສະບື (cord between foetus and placenta) · kmr navkebendik (cord between foetus and placenta) · ca cordó umbilical (cord between foetus and placenta) · nl navelsnoer (cord between foetus and placenta) · ga caolán imleacáin (cord between foetus and placenta) · ks نان (cord between foetus and placenta) · nl navelstreng (cord between foetus and placenta) · id tali pusat (cord between foetus and placenta) · nan-hbl 臍帶 /脐带 (cord between foetus and placenta) · ttj orulera class 11 (cord between foetus and placenta) · sh пупчана врпца (cord between foetus and placenta) · ml പൊക്കിൾക്കൊടി (cord between foetus and placenta) · mi rauru (cord between foetus and placenta) · sv navelsträng (cord between foetus and placenta) · my ချက်ကြိုး (cord between foetus and placenta) · da navlestreng (cord between foetus and placenta) · uz kindik ichakchasi (cord between foetus and placenta) · be пупаві́на (cord between foetus and placenta) · es cuerda umbilical (cord between foetus and placenta) · el ομφάλιος λωρός (cord between foetus and placenta) · mi kaha (cord between foetus and placenta) · egy X:p-G41-A-F51 (cord between foetus and placenta) · gl cadillo (cord between foetus and placenta) · myv почопикс (cord between foetus and placenta) · ja 臍帯 (cord between foetus and placenta) · ka ჭიპლარი (cord between foetus and placenta) · sk pupočná šnúra (cord between foetus and placenta) · yue 臍帶 /脐带 (cord between foetus and placenta) · izh napanoora (cord between foetus and placenta) · fi napanuora (line connecting an astronaut to the spacecraft during spacewalk) · ba кендек бауы (cord between foetus and placenta) · no navlestreng (cord between foetus and placenta) · pa ਨਾੜੂ (cord between foetus and placenta) · ast llibradura (cord between foetus and placenta) · de Nabelschnur (cord between foetus and placenta) · sw kitovu (any line connecting a rocket to its launch pad) · hak 臍帶 /脐带 (cord between foetus and placenta) · gl cordón umbilical (cord between foetus and placenta) · mi iho (cord between foetus and placenta) · mr नाळ (cord between foetus and placenta) · kn ಹೊಕ್ಕುಳಬಳ್ಳಿ (cord between foetus and placenta) · ba кендек (cord between foetus and placenta) · nci xīcmecayōtl (cord between foetus and placenta) · et nabanöör (cord between foetus and placenta) · cy llinyn bogail (cord between foetus and placenta) · fr cordon ombilical (cord between foetus and placenta) · tg наи ноф (cord between foetus and placenta) · tr göbek bağı (cord between foetus and placenta) · ja 臍の緒 (cord between foetus and placenta) · ar حَبْل سُرِّيّ (cord between foetus and placenta) · hy պորտալար (cord between foetus and placenta) · ky киндик (cord between foetus and placenta) · pl pępowina (any line connecting a rocket to its launch pad) · vi dây rốn (cord between foetus and placenta) · ga caol imleacáin (cord between foetus and placenta) · lt virkštelė (cord between foetus and placenta) · kk кіндікбау (cord between foetus and placenta) · mi pito (cord between foetus and placenta) · io umbilikala kordono (cord between foetus and placenta) · ru пупови́на (cord between foetus and placenta) · te బొడ్డు తాడు (cord between foetus and placenta) · ak egyaade (cord between foetus and placenta) · sl popkovnica (cord between foetus and placenta) · tl talimpusod (cord between foetus and placenta) · br kordenn ar begel (cord between foetus and placenta) · fa بند ناف (cord between foetus and placenta) · cs pupeční šňůra (cord between foetus and placenta) · lv nabassaite (cord between foetus and placenta) · lo ສາຍບື (cord between foetus and placenta) · mi tāngaengae (cord between foetus and placenta) · uk пупови́на (cord between foetus and placenta) · mi uho (cord between foetus and placenta) · pt cordão umbilical (cord between foetus and placenta) · it cordone ombelicale (cord between foetus and placenta) · yo ìwọ́ (cord between foetus and placenta) · mk папочна врвца (cord between foetus and placenta) · ta கொப்பூழ்க்கொடி (cord between foetus and placenta) · fi napanuora (cord between foetus and placenta) · vi cuống nhau (cord between foetus and placenta) · unm lehëlexëwiatàkw (cord between foetus and placenta) · he חֶבֶל הַטַבּוּר (cord between foetus and placenta) · hu köldökzsinór (cord between foetus and placenta) · egy N35:Q3-G40-G1-G43-Z2:Z7 (cord between foetus and placenta) · sh pupčana vrpca (cord between foetus and placenta) · ta தொப்புள்கொடி (cord between foetus and placenta) · br funig ar begel (cord between foetus and placenta) · la nervus umbilicaris (cord between foetus and placenta) · kea unbigu (cord between foetus and placenta) · cmn 臍帶 /脐带 (cord between foetus and placenta) · vi cuống rốn (cord between foetus and placenta) · alt киндик (cord between foetus and placenta) · az göbək ciyəsi (cord between foetus and placenta) · th สายสะดือ (cord between foetus and placenta) · az göbəkbağı (cord between foetus and placenta) · sl popkovina (cord between foetus and placenta) · hi नाभिरज्जु (cord between foetus and placenta) · pl pępowina (line connecting an astronaut to the spacecraft during spacewalk) · hu köldökzsinór (line connecting an astronaut to the spacecraft during spacewalk) · km ទងផ្ចិត (cord between foetus and placenta) · ko 제대 (cord between foetus and placenta) · pl pępowina (cord between foetus and placenta) · bg пъ́пна връв (cord between foetus and placenta) · ko 탯줄 (cord between foetus and placenta) · sw kitovu (line connecting an astronaut to the spacecraft during spacewalk) · ga sreang imleacáin (cord between foetus and placenta) · sw kitovu (cord between foetus and placenta) · ga srincne (cord between foetus and placenta)