Wombchild
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A child still in the womb (i.e. a human embryo or fetus). poetic
"If ever there were retribution for shedding of innocent blood, who shall answer in the earth for this shedding of blood? That of the wombchild. Most innocent of blood."
- 2 A child of one's womb, as opposed to one who is adopted. poetic
"Her wombchild Taimi burst into the hall, gasping, his eyes glittering with the heedless excitement of his fifteen years."
Example
More examples"If ever there were retribution for shedding of innocent blood, who shall answer in the earth for this shedding of blood? That of the wombchild. Most innocent of blood."
Etymology
From womb + child.
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