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Examples of belly button in a Sentence
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Baby bull sharks have belly buttons for the first few months of their lives.
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Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
Sometimes, the pain radiates toward the belly button.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 July 2024
Horrors pile up: The narrator’s outie belly button becomes an innie that grows deep enough to hold a bar of soap.
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Jake Cline, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
In this story: Can rubbing castor oil on your belly button actually help with digestion?
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Daley Quinn, Allure, 2 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1877, in the meaning defined above
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“Belly button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belly%20button. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
belly button
noun
: the human navel
Medical Definition
belly button
noun
belly but·ton
-ˌbət-ᵊn
: the human navel
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