1
: uterus
2
a
: a cavity or space that resembles a womb in containing and enveloping
b
: a place where something is generated
Examples of womb in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Perhaps most concerning are the potential impacts of these chemicals on children, who are now exposed while still in their mothers’ wombs, Wagner said.
—
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Nine percent of the resulting embryos developed to the blastocyst stage, which is when embryos would be transferred into a woman's womb, the researchers reported.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The womb is a largely sterile environment, and once gestation involves external tubing, sensors, and ports, every interface becomes a potential entry point for microbes.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Their memories and ways of being will be descended from our own, as surely as if they had been gestated in a human womb and raised by a human family, which will be the reality of their own creation stories and myths.
—Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for womb
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Nine percent of the resulting embryos developed to the blastocyst stage, which is when embryos would be transferred into a woman's womb, the researchers reported.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
The womb is a largely sterile environment, and once gestation involves external tubing, sensors, and ports, every interface becomes a potential entry point for microbes.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Their memories and ways of being will be descended from our own, as surely as if they had been gestated in a human womb and raised by a human family, which will be the reality of their own creation stories and myths.
—Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for womb
Cite this Entry
“Womb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/womb. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share