Meanings
- not comparableanatomyOf, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.
One womb, one shame, one resolve ¶ Liberate this will to release us all ¶ Gotta cut away, clear away ¶ Snip away and sever this umbilical residue ¶ Keeping me from killing you
2000, “Orestes”, performed by A Perfect Circle
plural umbilicals
- space flightA cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, or a craft to ground control prior to launch, etc.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmembranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Latin umbilicus (“navel”) + -al. By surface analysis, umbilic- + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سُرِّيّ
- سُرِّيّ (surriyy)of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Catalan umbilical
- umbilicalof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Czech pupeční
- pupečníof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Esperanto umbilika
- umbilikaof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Finnish napanuora-
- napanuora-of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
French ombilical
- ombilicalof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Greek ομφαλικός, ομφάλιος
- ομφαλικός (omfalikós)of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
- ομφάλιος (omfálios)of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Italian ombelicale
- ombelicaleof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Latin umbilīcāris
- umbilīcārisof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Polish pępkowy, pępkowaty
- pępkowyof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
- pępkowatyof a differential curve
- pępekaerospace: cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, etc
Portuguese umbilical
- umbilicalof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Russian пупови́нный, страховочный трос
- пупови́нный (pupovínnyj)of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
- страховочный трос (straxovočnyj)aerospace: cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, etc
- фал (fal)aerospace: cord connecting an astronaut to a spacecraft, etc
Spanish umbílico, umbílica
- umbílicoof a differential curve
- umbílicaof a differential curve
Tagalog pampusod, pusurin
- pampusodof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
- pusurinof or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Ukrainian пупко́вий
- пупко́вий (pupkóvyj)of or relating to the navel or the umbilical cord
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with umbilical
Cite this entry
umbilical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbilical
“umbilical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbilical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umbilical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbilical.
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