Main Entry:

na·vel

Pronunciation:

\ˈnā-vəl\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English nafela; akin to Old High German nabalo navel, Latin umbilicus, Greek omphalos

Date:

before 12th century

1 : a depression in the middle of the abdomen that marks the point of former attachment of the umbilical cord or yolk stalk 2 : the central point : middle