tummy

Noun

Meaning

(colloquial, often childish) Stomach or belly.
Synonym: belly

(US, slang) Protruding belly, paunch.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:paunch

(informal) A woman's uterus, especially in reference to where a baby is carried.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

corporation corp maw inside middle crop stomach pot gut belly abdominal abdomen gastrointestinal pelvis venter
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Antonyms

exterior outside organs six-pack abs

Hypernyms

belly paunch internal organ

Hyponyms

crop reticulum rumen craw omasum abomasum

Related terms

belly

Phrases with the word

disease causing pain in the upper tummy get your tummy-tuck food in the tummy tummy bulge gippy tummy holiday tummy

Examples

Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, small pox and malaria. Victor Davis Hanson

One bit of advice someone gave me - which I haven't yet tried - is that if you go to an area where you might pick up a tummy bug, you should seek out the local probiotic yogurt. Eating it will introduce you to the local gut flora, apparently. Anthony Stewart Head

Women have to show that tummy to stay noticed. Crystal Gayle

Dummy, dummy, go out now and fill your tummy. William Goldman

Beauty does not fill your tummy. Estonian Proverb

If a man rides on the back of a tiger, he should never be surprised if he ends up in its tummy. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

tummler tummo tummock tummy ache tummy bulge tummy button