womblike

English

Etymology

womb +‎ -like

Adjective

womblike (comparative more womblike, superlative most womblike)

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