adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈjutəɹaɪn/
/ˈjutəɹɪn/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the uterus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wombly
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Born of the same mother but of a different father.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
uterine siblings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A uterine sibling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or involving the uterus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
uterine cancer
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle French utérin, from Latin uterinus (“pertaining to the womb; born of the same mother”), from Latin uterus (“womb”). Related to English uterus. By surface analysis, uter- + -ine.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
արգանդային
(argandayin)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Bulgarian:
маточен
(matočen)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Bulgarian:
утробен
(utroben)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Catalan:
uterí
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Chinese Cantonese:
子宮 /子宫
(zi2 gung1)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Hakka Chinese:
子宮 /子宫
(chṳ́-kiûng)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Chinese:
子宮 /子宫
(zh-min-nan)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Chinese:
生囝袋
(sen-kián-tē, sin-kián-tē)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Jin Chinese:
子宮 /子宫
(zi2 gung1)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Chinese Mandarin:
子宮 /子宫
(zǐgōng)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Dutch:
baarmoeder-
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Esperanto:
utera
— of or pertaining to the uterus
French:
utérin
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Galician:
uterino
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Greek:
μητρικός
(mitrikós)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Ido:
uterala
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Italian:
uterino
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Latin:
uterīnus
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Polish:
maciczny
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Russian:
утробный
(utrobnyj)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Russian:
маточный
(matočnyj)
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Spanish:
uterino
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Volapük:
vümik
— of or pertaining to the uterus
Catalan:
uterí
— born of the same mother but of a different father
Chinese:
仝母各爸
(kāng-bó-koh-pēe)
— born of the same mother but of a different father
Chinese Mandarin:
同母異父 /同母异父
(tóngmǔ yìfù)
— born of the same mother but of a different father
Xiang Chinese:
共娘隔爺 /共娘隔爷
(gong4 nyian2 ge6 ia2)
— born of the same mother but of a different father
Japanese:
胤違い
(tanechigai)
— born of the same mother but of a different father
Japanese:
異父
(ifu)
— born of the same mother but of a different father
Japanese:
行き合い
(yukiai)
— born of the same mother but of a different father
Latin:
uterīnus
— born of the same mother but of a different father
Polish:
przyrodni
— born of the same mother but of a different father