"Womble" meaning in All languages combined

See Womble on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Womble
  1. A surname. Synonyms: Wamble
    Sense id: en-Womble-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 25 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: Wombles [plural]
Etymology: Created by author Elisabeth Beresford; they originally appeared in a series of children's novels from 1968. The name was suggested to the author by her young daughter's mispronunciation of the place name "Wimbledon" as "Wombledon" https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8226039/Elisabeth-Beresford.htmlhttps://www.tidybag.uk/people/interview-with-elisabeth-beresford-daughter/. The books centre on the activities of a group of the creatures who live on Wimbledon Common. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Womble (plural Wombles)
  1. (UK) A fictional pointy-nosed furry creature. They are supposed to live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Fictional characters
    Sense id: en-Womble-en-noun-2CPk0dBW Disambiguation of Fictional characters: 31 55 15 Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK, as 'the Wombles') A nickname of Wimbledon Football Club. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-Womble-en-noun-03lZ4buy Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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