Recent Examples on the WebNot just the nine months in the womb, but all the rest of the years. Beverly Beckham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 The Oglala Sioux Tribe said in a 2012 lawsuit that about 25% of children born on the reservation had health or behavioral problems caused by exposure to alcohol in the womb. Arielle Zionts, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2022 That immunity in the womb, research shows, reduces the risk of the youngest infants being hospitalized with COVID-19. Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2022 Georgia’s law sidesteps this issue by only giving rights to embryos in the womb. Jeff Amy, ajc, 30 July 2022 Georgia’s law sidesteps this issue by only giving rights to embryos in the womb. Jeff Amy, al, 30 July 2022 Violence made this place, like a body embroidered in the womb. Tema Stauffer, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 If not, the baby may die in the womb or be born with severe neurologic problems. Judy Stone, Forbes, 6 July 2022 If states ban abortions starting from conception — and do not distinguish between whether fertilization happens in the womb or in the lab — the implications for routine procedures in infertility treatment could be extraordinary.New York Times, 5 July 2022 See More
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
Time Traveler
The first known use of womb was before the 12th century
➡ see also uterusADJECTIVE | VERB + WOMB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤barren (formal, old-fashioned) 不能生育的子宮➤artificial人造子宮VERB + WOMB➤come out of, emerge from從子宮中出來◇The baby's head was starting to emerge from the womb.嬰兒的頭開始從母親的子宮中露出來。PREPOSITION➤in the/your womb, within the/your womb在子宮內◇the baby growing in her womb在她子宮中生長的胎兒◇A scan determines the position of the baby in the womb.掃描檢查可以確定胎兒在子宮中的位置。◇the nine months for which we are carried in our mothers' wombs我們在母親子宮內待的那 9 個月➤out of the/your womb從子宮中出來PHRASES➤the lining of the womb, the neck of the womb, the wall of the womb (all especially BrE) (usually ... of the uterus in NAmE)子宮內膜;子宮頸;子宮壁