English → Latin
“womb” in Latin
uteruswomb, uterus; fetus, newborn; belly, paunchventerthe belly; a paunch, maw, conveying the accessory idea of greediness or gormandizing; the stomachalvusbelly, bowels, paunch; excrement; flux, diarrhoea; stomach, digestive organs; womb; matrix (of a fruit)fētusa bearing, birth, bringing forth; offspring, young, progeny; fruit, product; bearing, produce
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
womb
uterus (the proper word): venter (general term, as to outward appearance): alvus (as containing the uterus). To kill a child in the womb, partum in ventre necare (poetical): a child in the womb, foetus: from the womb, a prima infantia; a primis aetatis temporibus; ab initio aetatis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for womb?
- The usual Latin words for “womb” are uterus, venter, alvus; also fētus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.