womb en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /wuːm/
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Etymology
From Middle English wombe, wambe, from Old English womb, wamb (“belly, stomach; bowels; heart; womb; hollow”), from Proto-West Germanic *wambu, from Proto-Germanic *wambō (“belly, stomach, abdomen”). Cognate with Scots wam, wame (“womb”), Dutch wam (“dewlap of beef; belly of a fish”), German Wamme, Wampe (“paunch, belly”), Danish vom (“belly, paunch, rumen”), Swedish våmb (“belly, stomach, rumen”), Norwegian vom (“rumen”), Icelandic vömb (“belly, abdomen, stomach”), Old Welsh gumbelauc (“womb”), Breton gwamm (“woman, wife”), Sanskrit वपा (vapā́, “the skin or membrane lining the intestines or parts of the viscera, the caul or omentum”). Superseded nonnative Middle English mater, matere (“womb”), and matris, matrice (“womb”) borrowed from Latin māter (“womb”) and Old French matrice (“womb”), respectively.
Meanings
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In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
I danced myself right out the womb / Is it strange to dance so soon?
1971, Marc Bolan, “Cosmic Dancer”, in Electric Warrior, performed by T. Rex:
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(obsolete) The abdomen or stomach.
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[…].
1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book V, [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
- (obsolete) The stomach of a person or creature.
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(figuratively) A place where something is made or formed.
The womb of earth the genial seed receives.
1697, Virgil, “The Second Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:The shadows of the future hours rose dark and menacing from the womb of time [...]
1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in The Last Man. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
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Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.
The centre spike of gold Which burns deep in the blue-bell's womb.
1855, Robert Browning, Popularity:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wame | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| wombs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
the womb to the tomb · wombless · womby · womb-child · womb to tomb · inwomb · womb envy · enwomb · wombmate · rent-a-womb · womblike · womb-brother · wandering womb · wombly · wombman
Relateds
gambeson (Etymologically related terms)
Synonyms
matrix (organ in mammals) · belly (organ in mammals) · uterus (organ in mammals)
Translations (264)
ia matrice (uterus) · sms vuõbdd (uterus) · alt бала јаткызы (uterus) · tr döl yatağı (uterus) · lt gimda (uterus) · uz bachadon (uterus) · mk утроба (uterus) · mn сав (uterus) · tr rahim (uterus) · mhr авалык (uterus) · bn জরায়ু (uterus) · hu méh (uterus) · br mamm (uterus) · yi הייבמוטער (uterus) · lnj arra (uterus) · hsb rodźeńca (uterus) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌱𐌰 (uterus) · txb kaläl (uterus) · got 𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹 (uterus) · sq mitër (uterus) · gv brein (uterus) · sk uterus (uterus) · mel peranakan (uterus) · da livmoder (uterus) · fa-ira زاقْدان (uterus) · tg раҳим (uterus) · se eatniheagga (uterus) · mn хэвлий (uterus) · sh у̏троба (uterus) · bg утро́ба (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · ang innoþ (uterus) · kl illiaq (uterus) · el μήτρα (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · sa योनि (uterus) · ca úter (uterus) · smn kuáhtu (uterus) · rm uterus (uterus) · tpi ples bilong kamapim pikinini (uterus) · nv iishchʼid (uterus) · ae 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡𐬀 (uterus) · lb Uterus (uterus) · zlw-ocs vateň (uterus) · az uşaqlıq (uterus) · ta கருப்பை (uterus) · ru колыбе́ль (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · oc utèr (uterus) · srn bere (uterus) · orv черево (uterus) · pt útero (uterus) · se mánágoahti (uterus) · sk maternica (uterus) · ru чре́во (uterus) · ms kandung (uterus) · bg ма́тка (uterus) · ug بەچىدان (uterus) · my သားအိမ် (uterus) · egy F45-F51B (uterus) · is leg (uterus) · cy croth (uterus) · lv dzemde (uterus) · zza gılıg (uterus) · rm madra (uterus) · nn livmor (uterus) · ckb مِناڵدان (uterus) · eu umetoki (uterus) · su ᮕᮤᮃᮔᮊᮔ᮪ (uterus) · gd machlag (uterus) · be чэ́рава (uterus) · ar مَنشَأ (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · ms kandungan (uterus) · az beşik (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · ast úteru (uterus) · gl seo (uterus) · ang hrif (uterus) · ps توملنه (uterus) · sv livmoder (uterus) · la uterum (uterus) · pdt Muttalief (uterus) · vi dạ con (uterus) · mi wharekākano (uterus) · mg vohoka (uterus) · gd brù (uterus) · mt ġuf (uterus) · enm matrice (uterus) · xag 𐕣𐔰𐕇 (uterus) · ru чре́во (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · zza plar (uterus) · sma jiemie (uterus) · ia utero (uterus) · pa ਬੱਚੇਦਾਨੀ (uterus) · ms rahim (uterus) · nan-hbl 生囝袋 (uterus) · se goaŧŧu (uterus) · mg fananahana (uterus) · hi बच्चादानी (uterus) · tg заҳдон (uterus) · ps زيلان (uterus) · fa-ira بَچِّهدان (uterus) · ca matriu (uterus) · grc ὑστέρα (uterus) · tpi bilum bilong pikinini (uterus) · fr matrice (uterus) · pl łono (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · fr moule (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · sw tumbo (uterus) · de Mutterleib (uterus) · mg bobo (uterus) · uk утро́ба (uterus) · sh mȁternica (uterus) · fr sein (uterus) · sl maternica (uterus) · is móðurlíf (uterus) · yue 子宮 /子宫 (uterus) · cs lůno (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · uk ма́тка (uterus) · de Gebärmutter (uterus) · yi טראַכט (uterus) · tl utero (uterus) · te గర్భం (uterus) · alt ич (uterus) · zlw-ocs děloha (uterus) · vec mare (uterus) · ps رحم (uterus) · hi गर्भाशय (uterus) · grc μήτρα (uterus) · mi wharekano (uterus) · id rahim (uterus) · hi गर्भ (uterus) · sma boernesgåetie (uterus) · ro uter (uterus) · uk че́рево (uterus) · fa-ira رَحِم (uterus) · cs kolébka (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · ur رَحِم (uterus) · mi wharetangata (uterus) · ar رَحِم (uterus) · pt útero (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · tr meşime (uterus) · sh ма̏терица (uterus) · rsk утроба (uterus) · pt matriz (uterus) · ky жатын (uterus) · cs uterus (uterus) · vo motavüm (uterus) · ms peranakan (uterus) · fr sein (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · enm wombe (uterus) · tg бачадон (uterus) · lb Matrice (uterus) · bg утро́ба (uterus) · fa-ira بَطْن (uterus) · es vientre (uterus) · ar بَيْت الْوَلِد (uterus) · ota رحم (uterus) · vo vüm (uterus) · el μήτρα (uterus) · cs děloha (uterus) · th มดลูก (uterus) · tpi bel (uterus) · alt карын (uterus) · ar رَحِم (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · ru ло́но (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · rue ма́тка (uterus) · te గర్భాశయము (uterus) · ur گَرْبھ (uterus) · oc matritz (uterus) · et emakas (uterus) · cs lůno (uterus) · nci nānyōtl (uterus) · lo ມົດລູກ (uterus) · njo-jgl nu menden (uterus) · eo utero (uterus) · grc δελφύς (uterus) · ko 자궁 (uterus) · gd broinn (uterus) · mn умай (uterus) · ru ма́тка (uterus) · txb kātso (uterus) · uga 𐎗𐎈𐎎 (uterus) · gl madre (uterus) · ug قارىن (uterus) · cdo 血母 (uterus) · sk lono (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · enm maris (uterus) · it utero (uterus) · de Uterus (uterus) · sh ȕtroba (uterus) · tpn ygé (uterus) · gd broinn (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · la mātrīx (uterus) · fr ventre (uterus) · ovd livmųoðer (uterus) · it grembo (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · az bətn (uterus) · be ма́тка (uterus) · egy X:t*Z1 (uterus) · uz matka (uterus) · nan-hbl 子宮 /子宫 (uterus) · es cuna (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · fa-ira زِهْدان (uterus) · gl ventre (uterus) · hy արգանդ (uterus) · sh ма̏терница (uterus) · hsb maćernica (uterus) · gl seo (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · sa गर्भ (uterus) · it seno (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · fo lívmóðir (uterus) · ga broinn (uterus) · tl bahay-bata (uterus) · fi kehto (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) · kmr rehîm (uterus) · ru утро́ба (uterus) · owl gumbelauc (uterus) · zza çılıç (uterus) · kmr malzarok (uterus) · gu ગર્ભાશય (uterus) · cmn 子宮 /子宫 (uterus) · kk жатыр (uterus) · am ማህፀን (uterus) · it grembo (uterus) · nl baarmoeder (uterus) · ug ماتكا (uterus) · cjy 子宮 /子宫 (uterus) · mk матка (uterus) · de Schoß (uterus) · dv ރަހިމު (uterus) · gl entrañas (uterus) · ms uterus (uterus) · sh mȁterica (uterus) · la uterus (uterus) · af baarmoeder (uterus) · mr गर्भाशय (uterus) · ka საშვილოსნოს (uterus) · kn ಗರ್ಭಕೋಶ (uterus) · ro matcă (uterus) · pl macica (uterus) · vi tử cung (uterus) · ne पाठेघर (uterus) · ae 𐬎𐬛𐬀𐬭𐬀 (uterus) · ary والدة (uterus) · tr uterus (uterus) · qu kisma (uterus) · he רֶחֶם \ רַחַם (uterus) · sq an (uterus) · rap kāiŋa (uterus) · cu чрѣво (uterus) · tl sinapupunan (uterus) · fr entrailles (uterus) · tk ýatgy (uterus) · ml ഗർഭപാത്രം (uterus) · ja 子宮 (uterus) · fi kohtu (uterus) · fr utérus (uterus) · yi מוטערטראַכט (uterus) · ja 母胎 (uterus) · km ស្បូន (uterus) · sw nyumba ya uzazi (uterus) · lb Gebärmutter (uterus) · tl matris (uterus) · gl útero (uterus) · nb livmor (uterus) · ur زَہْدان (uterus) · rsk воднїк (uterus)