Womble

See also: womble

English

Etymology 1

Created by author Elisabeth Beresford; they originally appeared in a series of children's novels from 1968. Possibly related to the dialectal word womble, or derived from Wimbledon, where they were said to live.

Noun

Womble (plural Wombles)

  1. (Britain) A fictitious pointy-nosed furry creature. They are supposed to live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways.
    • 1968, Elisabeth Beresford
      Wombles are a bit like teddy bears to look at but they have real claws and live underneath Wimbledon Common and devote their lives to ‘tidying up’ all the things those untidy Human Beings leave behind.

Proper noun

Womble

  1. A surname​.

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