desde el vientre de su madre
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “since [one was in] the womb of one's mother”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdesde el ˌbjentɾe de su ˈmadɾe/ [ˌd̪ez.ð̞e el ˌβ̞jẽn̪.t̪ɾe ð̞e su ˈma.ð̞ɾe]
- Syllabification: des‧de el vien‧tre de su ma‧dre
Adverb
- (idiomatic) since before one was born; since one's conception
- Mi hijo fue elegido para salvar a nuestro pueblo desde el vientre de su madre.
- My son has been chosen to save our people since before he was born.
Further reading
- “desde el vientre de su madre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024