In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
"The mother animal rested quietly to protect her developing fetus inside her womb during the long journey home."
To enclose in a womb, or as if in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.
"The poet claimed that her new novel was born in the dark corners of her mind before she ever let it out into the world."
The word "womb" comes from Old English, where it originally meant the belly, stomach, or bowels. It is related to similar words in other Germanic languages that also refer to the abdomen or interior of something.