wombmate

English

Etymology

From womb +‎ -mate.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwuːm.meɪt/
  • Hyphenation: womb‧mate

Noun

wombmate (plural wombmates)

  1. A sibling with whom an unborn child shares the womb.
    • 1999, Judith Rich Harris, The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do:
      The chance to meet one's wombmate, possibly for the first time since the umbilical cords were cut, is irresistible.
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