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Definition of "womb" []
- See uterus. (noun)
- A place where something is generated. (noun)
- An encompassing, protective hollow or space. (noun)
- Obsolete The belly. (noun)
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Use "womb" in a sentence
- "The Dawg thinks that anyone who takes pride in where he or she was spit out of the womb is an imbicile."
- "The words mean the same, but womb is Anglo-Saxon and _uterus_ is Latin, and as Latin is the language of science, we will use that word."
- "The NIV uses the word "womb" -- a word often associated with the unborn child -- only 57 times, compared with 70 times by the"