um‧bil‧i‧cal cord /ʌmˈbɪlɪk
əl ˌkɔːd $ -ˌkɔːrd/
noun [countable]1. a long narrow tube of flesh that joins an unborn baby to its mother
2. a strong feeling of belonging to or a strong feeling of relationship with a particular place, person, organization etc:
All modern popular music has an umbilical cord linking back to blues and R and B. Teenage boys especially feel a need to cut the umbilical cord tying them to their mothers. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲