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- [bel-ee]
- /ˈbɛl i/
- /ˈbel.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bel-ee]
- /ˈbɛl i/
Definitions of belly word
- countable noun belly The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use. 3
- noun belly the lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs; abdomen 3
- noun belly the stomach, esp when regarded as the seat of gluttony 3
- noun belly a part, line, or structure that bulges deeply 3
- noun belly the inside or interior cavity of something 3
- noun belly the front or inner part or underside of something 3
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Origin of belly
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English bely, Old English belig, belg bag, skin; cognate with German Balg, Gothic balgs, Old Norse belgr sack; akin to Welsh bol(a), boly, Irish bolg sack, belly, bellows, Serbo-Croatian blàzina, Latvian pabàlsts, Avestan barəziš-, Persian bālish cushion
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Parts of speech for Belly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
belly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
belly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for belly
noun belly
- tank — to put or store in a tank.
- abdomen — Your abdomen is the part of your body below your chest where your stomach and intestines are.
- insides — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- tummy — stomach: The baby had a pain in his tummy.
- gut — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
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