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