Main Entry: ¹bel·ly

Pronunciation: \ˈbe-lē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural bellies

Etymology: Middle English bely bellows, belly, from Old English belg bag, skin; akin to Old High German balg bag, skin, Old English blāwan to blow — more at blow

Date: before 12th century

1 a : abdomen 1; also : potbelly 1 b : the stomach and its adjuncts c : the undersurface of an animal's body; also : hide from this part d : womb, uterus
2 : an internal cavity : interior
3 : appetite for food
4 : a surface or object curved or rounded like a human belly
5 a : the enlarged fleshy body of a muscle b : the part of a sail that swells out when filled with wind
6 : gut 1a(2)