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- [woom]
- /wum/
- /wuːm/
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- [woom]
- /wum/
Definitions of womb word
- noun womb the uterus of the human female and certain higher mammals. 1
- noun womb the place in which anything is formed or produced: the womb of time. 1
- noun womb the interior of anything. 1
- noun womb Obsolete. the belly. 1
- noun womb The uterus. 1
- countable noun womb A woman's womb is the part inside her body where a baby grows before it is born. 0
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Origin of womb
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English: belly, womb; cognate with Dutch wam, German Wamme, Gothic wamba belly; cf. wamus
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Parts of speech for Womb
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
womb popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
womb usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for womb
noun womb
- void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
- abyss — An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground.
- cavity — A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- chasm — A chasm is a very deep crack in rock, earth, or ice.
- emptiness — The state of containing nothing.
Antonyms for womb
noun womb
- closing — The closing part of an activity or period of time is the final part of it.
- closure — The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
- continuation — The continuation of something is the fact that it continues, rather than stopping.
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- fullness — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
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