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tummy


tum·my

noun \ˈtə-mē\

: your stomach or belly

plural tummies

Full Definition of TUMMY

:  stomach 1c
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Examples of TUMMY

  1. His mother rubbed his tummy until he fell asleep.

Origin of TUMMY

baby-talk alteration of stomach
First Known Use: 1867

Related to TUMMY

Synonyms
abdomen, belly, breadbasket [slang], gut, solar plexus, stomach

Rhymes with TUMMY

chummy, crummie, crummy, dummy, gummy, mommy, mummy, plummy, rummy, scummy, slummy, yummy

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