womb

[US]/wuːm/
[UK]/wum/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. uterus, origin
vt. contain

Example Sentences

A scan determines the position of the baby in the womb.

The baby’s head was starting to emerge from the womb.

Womb muscle tumour , ovary cyst , womb inner film ectopia disease , menorrhalgia , abnormal menstruation;

Swaddling Soothes Newborns and Reduces Symptoms of Colic by recreating the familiar, comforting snugness of the womb.

The baby is safe and warm in the womb.

The doctor performed surgery on the woman's womb.

She felt a flutter in her womb when she first felt the baby kick.

The ultrasound showed the baby growing inside the womb.

The mother's love for her child starts in the womb.

The baby's heartbeat can be heard from outside the womb.

The fetus receives nutrients through the placenta in the womb.

The mother's health during pregnancy directly affects the baby in the womb.

The baby's movements in the womb can be felt by the mother.

The womb is a protective environment for the developing fetus.

Real-world Examples

I was born ready. I came outta the womb wearing tiny little golden wings...- go!

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

Not to mention how a baby could come from its mother's womb!

Source: Sophie's World (Original Version)

For example, the women, they don’t get enough money will rent their wombs.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2016

The woman will need to take immunosuppress drugs to prevent the womb being rejected.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation October 2015

As babies, we spend nine months surrounded by fluid in our mother's womb.

Source: Human Planet

I loved you even when you were still in your mother's womb.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

Making their tomb the womb wherein they grew?

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

From womb to tomb, we are bound to others, past and present.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

And I have a sister who I've barely spoken to since we like shared a womb.

Source: Friends Season 2

Buddha's mother dreamed a white elephant had entered her womb when she was pregnant with him.

Source: VOA Standard English - Middle East

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