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^[1], →ISBN, page 96:

     Their infants were attracted to the womblike sound and warmth of the maternal heart.