womb

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) The abdomen or stomach. (defdate, 8th-17th c.) .
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) The stomach of a person or creature. (defdate, 8th-18th c.) .
  3. Noun.  (anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. (defdate, from 8th c.) .
  4. Noun.  (figuratively) A place where something is made or formed. (defdate, from 15th c.) .

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