stomachache

Or stom·ach ache

[stuhm-uhk-eyk]

noun

1. pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.

stomachache

/ ˈstʌməkˌeɪk /

noun

1. Technical name: gastralgia. Also called: stomach upset.  upset stomach. pain in the stomach or abdominal region, as from acute indigestion

Other Word Forms

• stomach-achy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stomachache¹

First recorded in 1755–65; stomach + ache

Example Sentences

“I mean, Luther said ‘Never too much,’ right,” the singer and actor told Sherri Shepherd, quoting Luther Vandross, after the host asked her if she had a stomachache from all the sweetness.

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But like a stomachache from too much candy, the pain was short-lived.

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It sounds like a recipe for a stomachache.

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She started getting stomachaches, couldn’t sleep at night and would count down the minutes until her lunch break or until she could leave for the day.

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Maryland’s Montgomery County recommends keeping a child home with a stomachache, “pale or flushed face” or “thick yellow discharge from the nose.”

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