Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

womblike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: womb-like
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a womb or uterus in shape or function

adj

Resembling an infant's experience of the womb

Example Sentences

"He drew a womblike shape in the sand."
"Their infants were attracted to the womblike sound and warmth of the maternal heart."

Etymology

Etymology tree English womb Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English womblike From womb + -like.

Inflected Forms

more womblike (comparative) most womblike (superlative)

Questions

What does womblike mean?: Resembling a womb or uterus in shape or function
Where does womblike come from?: Etymology tree English womb Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English womblike From womb + -like.

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