1
: uterus
2
a
: a cavity or space that resembles a womb in containing and enveloping
b
: a place where something is generated
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Jamie started sucking her fingers while still in her mother’s womb.
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Bea Hines, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
But everyone else stripped down to their bathing suits, huddling in the heated confines of a womb-like space.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
Environmental factors, developmental conditions in the womb, and epigenetics — the way genes are activated or silenced based on conditions — all shape an individual organism.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Babies infected in the womb can suffer a range of irreversible side effects, including deafness, heart defects, and cognitive disabilities.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
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Bea Hines, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
But everyone else stripped down to their bathing suits, huddling in the heated confines of a womb-like space.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
Environmental factors, developmental conditions in the womb, and epigenetics — the way genes are activated or silenced based on conditions — all shape an individual organism.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Babies infected in the womb can suffer a range of irreversible side effects, including deafness, heart defects, and cognitive disabilities.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Womb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/womb. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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