womb

noun

ˈwüm 

1

: uterus

2

a

: a cavity or space that resembles a womb in containing and enveloping

b

: a place where something is generated

wombed

ˈwümd 

adjective

Examples of womb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For whatever reason, our babies emerged from the womb less mature in comparison with other species. —Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025

The solution came to me, in a roundabout way, when my great friend Henri Seydoux — the CEO of French drone firm Parrot — explained to me that the fingers of a fetus’ hand in its mother’s womb are not formed by adding matter but by removing it. —CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025

Cud-chewing calves like Mabel don't get any antibodies in the womb and depend on the colostrum — or first milk — from their moms for those antibodies in the 24 hours after they are born. —Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Ayelet Lesman’s biomedical engineering lab at Tel Aviv University quantified the force of the embryos on the faux womb. —Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English wamb, womb, from Old English; akin to Old High German wamba belly

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for womb

• blume
• boom
• broom
• doom
• flume
• fume
• gloom
• glume
• groom
• loom
• plume
• rheum

Kids Definition

womb

noun

ˈwüm 

1

: uterus

2

: a place where something is begun or developed

Medical Definition

womb

noun

ˈwüm 

: uterus