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.