um‧bil‧i‧cal cord /ʌmˈbɪlɪkəl 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.

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umbilical cord
noun
VERB + UMBILICAL CORD clamp, cut, tie
UMBILICAL CORD + VERB be (twisted/wound) around sb's neck

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