wombman

English

WOTD – 21 April 2022

Etymology

Rita Marley, the wife of the Jamaican musician Bob Marley, is a wombman.

From womb (“uterus”) +‎ man, modelled after woman.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwuːmˌmən/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwumˌmən/
• Hyphenation: womb‧man

Noun

wombman (plural wombmen)

1. (Rastafari) A woman.

Translations

woman — see woman

See also

• Rastaman, rastaman