womblike

adj — 2 senses

womblike

adj

Etymology From womb + -like.

1

Resembling a womb or uterus in shape or function

  • He drew a womblike shape in the sand.
2

Resembling an infant's experience of the womb

  • Their infants were attracted to the womblike sound and warmth of the maternal heart.1982, Charles W. Needham, The Principles of Cerebral Dominance, →ISBN, page 96:

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