womb
In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
Other meanings
A place where something is made or formed.
Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.
Synonyms
- uterus
Related words
- wombless
- from the womb to the tomb
- from womb to tomb
- rent-a-womb
- wandering womb
- womb envy
- womb-brother
- womb-child
- womblike
- wombly
- wombman
- wombmate
Word history
From Old English "womb".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “womb” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.