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womblike

adj

Etymology

From womb + -like.

  1. inherited from *wambō✻
  2. inherited from *wambu✻
  3. inherited from womb
  4. inherited from wombe
  5. suffixed as womblike — “womb + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling a womb or uterus in shape or function

    • He drew a womblike shape in the sand.

  2. Resembling an infant's experience of the womb

    • Their infants were attracted to the womblike sound and warmth of the maternal heart.

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