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tummy

American  
[tuhm-ee] / ˈtʌm i /

noun

Informal.

plural

tummies

  1. stomach.

    The baby had a pain in his tummy.
tummy British  
/ ˈtʌmɪ /

noun

  1. an informal or childish word for stomach

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Etymology

Origin of tummy

First recorded in 1865–70; nursery alteration of stomach

Example Sentences

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“But the difference between Stage 3 and Stage 4 is it’s not in my lungs. It’s in my tummy area but not more upwards.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

Dorinnia Carville said about 12,000 operations, which include tummy tucks and tonsillectomies, were carried out in 2023-24 without any assurance they complied with government policy.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

A 1793 cartoon designed to imitate The Bum Shop called Cestina Warehouse or Belly Piece Shop shows two salesmen attending women who are shopping for tummy pads.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

The first thing I remember about being a person living in Little Rock, Arkansas, during the 1940s is the gut-wrenching fear in my heart and in my tummy that I was in danger.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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