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单词 womb-to-tomb
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womb-to-tomb
womb-to-tomb adj. spanning the whole of a person's lifetime; available for the duration of a person's life; cf. cradle-to-grave at cradle n. 2.Frequently with reference to the welfare state or similar government provisions.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > [adjective] > course or span of life > for duration of a lifetime
lifelong1613
livelong1788
forever1879
womb-to-tomb1947
lifetime1962
1947 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 6 197 HIP..offers comprehensive—unlimited—medical care on a prepaid basis through medical groups. Time Magazine has referred to the plan as the ‘Womb to Tomb’ program.
1964 A. Wykes Gambling i. 8 During our womb-to-tomb progress we never stop gambling.
1974 Time 28 Jan. k6/2 Britain's National Health Service, still the model of womb-to-tomb medical care.
1979 Bookseller 23 June 2830/3 Kane and Abel..is a womb-to-tomb tale.
1989 Life (Special Issue) Autumn 74/1 The grocer's daughter used her popularity to chip away at her country's costly ‘womb-to-tomb’ social benefits.
1990 W. Sheed Ess. in Disguise ii. ix. 99 The Catholic Church of America, walled off from its enemies by airtight womb-to-tomb education.
1992 Economist 26 Sept. 47/3 Sweden's womb-to-tomb welfare state is being remodelled.
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