bellyacher

noun

1
as in baby
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things one of the biggest bellyachers about the lousy coffee at work

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2
as in crab
an irritable and complaining person there's always at least one bellyacher who doesn't like the food on the cruise ship

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  1. baby
  2. crab
  3. complainer
  4. bear
  5. crank
Noun
  • Ten babies had been born from pronuclear transfers, nine of them to mothers who were 35 or younger.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Give me a great stroller, car seat, baby carrier, bottles, diapers, and somewhere safe for the baby to sleep.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of baby
Noun
  • The commercial crab season has seen yearly delays for most of the last decade, due to entanglements and domoic acid concerns.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For me, the standout of the menu is the love-it-or-loathe-it durian crab curry.
    — Ali Domrongchai, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of crab
Noun
  • My ‘Deborah Vance Show senior writer’ persona was kind of a rude complainer with an incipient alcohol problem.
    — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of complainer
Noun
  • Fortunately, the bear hadn’t worked up the courage to raid our stash of meat under the tarp’s lean-to.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
  • More than a dozen conservation officers participated in the response, helping recover the victims, collect evidence and locate the bears while working in difficult terrain and weather conditions.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of bear
Noun
  • Anglers who cast and crank at wide intervals over inactive bass will usually get few strikes.
    — Morris Gresham, Outdoor Life, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Actual bicycle pedals, complete with cranks, chain and sprocket.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of crank
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