tummy

UK /ˈtʌ.mi/ US /ˈtʌ.mi/

noun 3

Definitions

noun

The stomach or belly.

"So I broke away early this mornin', gave my guard a kick in the tummy that laid him out, and sprinted for the camp."

I got love in my tummy and a tiny little pain / And a ten ton catastrophe on a 60 pound chain

The stomach or belly.

Collocations

(noun.) part of the body where food is digested

ADJ

empty, full

TUMMY + VERB

rumble

TUMMY + NOUN

ache, bug, trouble, upset

PREP

in the/your ~

After eating too much cake, she felt a pain in her tummy.

(noun.) front part of the body below the chest

ADJ

bulging, fat, flat

VERB + TUMMY

pull in

TUMMY + NOUN

muscles

PREP

on the/your ~

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary can

noun — slang for a paunch

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

"So I broke away early this mornin', gave my guard a kick in the tummy that laid him out, and sprinted for the camp."

Wiktionary

I got love in my tummy and a tiny little pain / And a ten ton catastrophe on a 60 pound chain

Wiktionary

Oh man —pal! You didn't swallow that gum, did you?? It stays in your tummy for seven years and all the other bad stuff sticks to it and then a doctor has to cut it out with an axe!

Wiktionary

Mommy, I have a tummy ache.

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My tummy is not happy today.

Tatoeba · #3122407

My tummy hurts.

Tatoeba · #4471276

Usage Notes

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In some senses, tummy is marked as slang, colloquial, US, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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