tummy

English

Etymology

Shortened form of stomach, via archaic colloquialism stommy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌmi

Noun

tummy (plural tummies)

1. (childish language) stomach
2. (US, slang) A protruding belly; a paunch.

Synonyms

• (protruding belly): see also Wikisaurus:paunch.

Derived terms

• tummyache
• tummy tuck

Related terms

• belly (referring to abdomen, not stomach)

Translations

childish language for stomach

• Czech: bříško (cs) n
• French: bidon (fr) m

• Icelandic: malli (is) m, mallakútur (is) m
• Polish: brzuszek (pl) m
• Spanish: bidón (es) m

belly

• Esperanto: ventro (eo), (diminutive) ventreto (eo)
• German: Bauch (de) m, (diminutive) Bäuchlein (de) n
• Spanish: barriga (es) f, (diminutive) barriguita (es) f, bola (es) f
• Tok Pisin: bel (tpi)

• Volapük: bälid (vo), (diminutive) bälidil (vo)
• Welsh: bola (cy) m