tummy

[tuhm-ee]

noun

Informal.

plural

tummies 

1. stomach.

   The baby had a pain in his tummy.

tummy

/ ˈtʌmɪ /

noun

1. an informal or childish word for stomach

Word History and Origins

Origin of tummy¹

First recorded in 1865–70; nursery alteration of stomach

Example Sentences

“They do know when someone someone’s ill, right?” he said to no one before scratching Penny’s tummy and cooing, “You know I’m ill, right? I’m ill!”

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These included reducing lower tummy pain, bloating, straining - and making it easier to poo.

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"They're not there to lose a bit of fat around the tummy."

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The most common are for the face, tummy, thighs and breasts.

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One of the displays at the UAW event was titled, “Evolution in your tummy: on the hunt for adaptations in the microbiome to improve health.”

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Related Words

• abdomen 
• belly