Definizione monolingua

womb

womb (plural wombs)

1. (obsolete) The abdomen or stomach. [8th-17th c.]
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:

     And his hede, hym semed,was enamyled with asure, and his shuldyrs shone as the golde, and his wombe was lyke mayles of a merveylous hew [...].

2. (obsolete) The stomach of a person or creature. [8th-18th c.]
   • 1395, John Wycliffe, Bible, Jonah II:

     And þe Lord made redi a gret fish þat he shulde swolewe Ionas; and Ionas was in wombe of þe fish þre da?es and þre ni?tis.

3. (anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]
4. (figuratively) A place where something is made or formed. [from 15th c.]

Definizione dizionario womb

	grembo
	figuratively: place where something is made or formed
	organ in mammals

	utero
	organ in mammals
	The major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. It is a large muscle enveloping the phoetus during pregnancy.

ventre

addome

matrice

pancia

seno

stomaco

Altri significati:

(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.

(obsolete) The abdomen or stomach.

(figuratively) A place where something is made or formed.