wombe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === uombe, womb, wome, woombe, wompe wamb, wame (Northern) wambe (Early Middle English or Northern) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English womb, wamb, from Proto-West Germanic *wambu, from Proto-Germanic *wambō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɔ̝ːmb(ə)/, (later) /ˈwɔ̝ːm(ə)/, /ˈwoːm(ə)/ (Northern) IPA(key): /waːmb/, (later) /waːm/ === Noun === wombe (plural wombes or womben) The stomach (digestive organ): The stomach of livestock used as food. (figurative) One's diet or lifestyle. The stomach (area between the torso and the chest): Something resembling a stomach. The fur or coat taken from an animal's stomach. The foreside, especially of the stomach. The womb or uterus. The guts or entrails. A hollow interior or cavity. ==== Derived terms ==== wombed ==== Descendants ==== English: womb Geordie: wyem Scots: wame, wam ==== References ==== “wōmb(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 June 2018. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwom.be/ === Noun === wombe inflection of womb: nominative plural accusative singular/plural genitive/dative singular