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wombmate

Syllables: womb·mate/ˈwuːm.meɪt/

wombmate noun: a sibling with whom an unborn child shares the womb.

Noun

wombmate (plural wombmates)

  1. A sibling with whom an unborn child shares the womb.
    • The chance to meet one's wombmate, possibly for the first time since the umbilical cords were cut, is irresistible.1999, Judith Rich Harris, The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do

Forms of wombmate

pluralwombmates

Origin of wombmate

From womb + -mate.

Questions about wombmate

What does wombmate mean?
Wombmate means a sibling with whom an unborn child shares the womb.
What part of speech is wombmate?
Wombmate is a noun.
How do you pronounce wombmate?
Wombmate is pronounced /ˈwuːm.meɪt/.
What is the plural of wombmate?
The plural of wombmate is wombmates.

Words near wombmate in the dictionary

  1. womblike
  2. wombling
  3. womblings
  4. wombly
  5. wombman
  6. wombmate
  7. wombmates
  8. wombmen
  9. wombo combo
  10. wombo comboed
  11. wombo comboing

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