Womb

/wuːm/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The organ in female mammals where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth.

The baby developed in the safety of its mother's womb.

A place or condition that is considered to be nurturing or protective.

The community center served as a womb for creativity and new ideas.

Old English 'womb', from Proto-Germanic *wombuz, related to German 'Wurm' (meaning 'worm') and implying 'enclosure'.

womb for improvement

A situation or condition that requires improvement.

to come from the womb

To originate from a specific background or environment.

womb-like

Suggesting a cozy, nurturing, and protective environment.

uterus

The female reproductive organ where a fetus develops.

gestation

The process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth.

fetus

The developing young in the womb.

A term used humorously to describe a nurturing or protective environment.

The café is like a womb for all the artists in the city.

A metaphor for an origin point of ideas or movements.

This community center acts as a womb for new social initiatives.