tummy
noun /ˈtʌmi/
/ˈtʌmi/
(plural tummies)
(informal) used especially by children or when speaking to children- the stomach or the area around the stomach
- Mum, my tummy hurts.
- to have (a) tummy ache
- a tummy bug/upset (= an illness when you feel sick or vomit)
- There’s a baby growing in your mummy’s tummy.
- cosmetic surgery like facelifts and tummy tucks
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- full
- upset
- …
- rumble
- ache
- ache
- bug
- trouble
- …
- in the/your tummy
Word Originmid 19th cent.: child's pronunciation of stomach.