Ma'anar ƙamus na "Gaɓar halittar ciki ta mace" tana nufin gabobin da ke cikin jikin mace waɗanda ke da hannu wajen aiwatar da haifuwa. Wadannan gabobin sun hada da ovaries, tubes na fallopian, mahaifa, cervix, da farji. Ovaries suna samar da ƙwai kuma suna sakin ƙwai, waɗanda ke tafiya ta cikin bututun fallopian zuwa mahaifa. Mahaifa ita ce inda kwai da aka yi taki ya girma ya zama tayi. Mahaifiyar mahaifa ita ce kasan mahaifa wanda ke buɗewa a cikin al'aura, kuma al'aurar ita ce magudanar ruwa da ake haifuwar jariri da fitar da jinin haila daga jiki.