belly en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰis Proto-Germanic *balgiz Proto-West Germanic *balgi Old English bielġ Middle English bely English belly Inherited from Middle English bely, beli, bali, below, belew, balyw, from Old English bielġ (“bag, pouch, bulge”), from Proto-West Germanic *balgi, *balgu, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz, *balguz (“skin, hide, bellows, bag”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell, blow up”). Cognate with Dutch balg, German Balg, Danish bælg, Old Irish bolg, Welsh bol. Doublet of bellows, blague, bulge, and budge. See also bellows. For the belly — bellows relation, compare typologically Macedonian мев (mev, “abdomen, belly; bellows”). Also compare Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, “bellows; bladder; ...”), Latin venter — vēsīca, Russian пу́зо (púzo) — пузы́рь (puzýrʹ), пузырёк (puzyrjók).
Meanings
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The abdomen (especially a fat one).
You've grown a belly over Christmas! Time to join the gym again.
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stomach (an organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion)
My belly was full of wine.
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(countable) uterus (a reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth)
Before I formed thee in the bellie, I knew thee; […]
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jeremiah 1:5:
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The lower fuselage of an airplane.
There was no heat, and we shivered in the belly of the plane.
1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 454:
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The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part).
the belly of a flask, muscle, violin, sail, or ship
[…] I cried by reason of mine affliction vnto the Lord, and hee heard mee; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voyce.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Jonah 2:2:At last I got my knife and cut the halyards. The peak dropped instantly, a great belly of loose canvas floated broad upon the water […]
1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:
- The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part). ▸ The main curved portion of a knife blade.
- The part of anything which resembles (either closely or abstractly) the human belly in protuberance or in concavity; often, the fundus (innermost part). ▸ The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bellie | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| bellies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bellyflop · belly flopper · whip-belly · sourbelly · belly shirt · Bali belly · belly of the beast · yellow belly · tenterbelly · fish-belly girder · tun-belly · fish belly girder · bellycheer · belly of the whale · belly pork · pinch-belly · belly-dancer · bellyscraper · speckled-belly · belly-dance · belly chain · belly whop · belly itcher · belly-timmer · bellylike · belly whopper · empathy belly · one's belly thinks one's throat has been cut · blue belly · drum belly · belly-timber · sharpbelly · belly-aching · belly-band · wolf in one's belly · underbelly · belly dance · belly-flop · bluebelly · sowbelly · belly flop · pink belly · belly-up peach · fishbelly · prune belly syndrome · go belly-up · sugar belly · redbelly · belly-button · copperbelly · gorbelly · whip-belly vengeance · bellyload · beer belly · bean-belly · belly dancing · lower than a snake's belly · belly laugh · kettlebelly · belly-wark · whitebelly · belly trap · firebelly · pufferbelly · pinch-belly vengeance · belly ring · belly boat · shadbelly · Buddha belly bamboo · belly-wahk · belly vengeance · slow belly · fire in one's belly · belly-god · belly up to the bar · bellyache · bellywash · corona belly · possum belly · jelly belly · bellyless · belly button ring · belly bag · belly button · belly dancer · porridge belly · belly buster · sawbelly · belly landing · whistle-belly vengeance · pot-belly · Buddha belly · bellyful · belly-up · belly-laugh · bellylaugh · double belly buster · plead the belly · Delhi belly · bellycrawl · fire in the belly · belly dumper · swill-belly · belly spark · bellyband · pork belly · yellowbelly · potbelly · belly sweetbread · belly-dumper · belly-tember · swillbelly · bellybutton · snakebelly · pot belly · belly wrap · belly band · belly breathing · bellywark · swagbelly
Descendants
Holonyms
Hyponyms
paunch · potbelly · beer belly · beer gut · gut
Meronyms
Relateds
bouk · tummy · have eyes bigger than one's belly · abdomen · stomach · midriff
Synonyms
matrix · stomach · metra · tum · abdomen · belly · uterus · womb · ventrum · tummy · midriff · tum-tum
Translations (312)
cdm 'योङ् (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ivv vodek (abdomen — see also abdomen) · bo ཕོ་བ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fi ruuma (lower fuselage of airplane) · kk іш (abdomen — see also abdomen) · jje 베 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ja お腹 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · csb brzëch (abdomen — see also abdomen) · yi בויך (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ca panxa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · se čoavji (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ru брю́хо (abdomen — see also abdomen) · kmr zik (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ast vientre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · pam atian (abdomen — see also abdomen) · az göbək (abdomen — see also abdomen) · th ท้อง (abdomen — see also abdomen) · pdt Buck (nds) (abdomen — see also abdomen) · got 𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌿𐍃 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · uk живі́т (abdomen — see also abdomen) · lmo venter (abdomen — see also abdomen) · cdo 腹老 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sv buk (abdomen — see also abdomen) · or ପେଟ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tr göbek (abdomen — see also abdomen) · bho पेट (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fur gradoan (abdomen — see also abdomen) · zza mesk (abdomen — see also abdomen) · wuu 肚皮 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mt żaqq (abdomen — see also abdomen) · qu wiksa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · pt barriga (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gl boxe (the part of anything resembling a belly) · umb imo (abdomen — see also abdomen) · el κοιλιά (abdomen — see also abdomen) · km ពោះ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tr karın (abdomen — see also abdomen) · my ဝမ်း (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ast barriga (abdomen — see also abdomen) · lo ໂພ່ນ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tr karın (womb — see also womb) · sc brenti (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fro ventre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · pt pança (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fo magi (abdomen — see also abdomen) · yo inú (abdomen — see also abdomen) · cmn 肚子 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rue бріх (abdomen — see also abdomen) · bg коре́м (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ru живо́т (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ro burtă (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ja 腹 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · phn 𐤁𐤈𐤍 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · arz بطن (abdomen — see also abdomen) · br kof (abdomen — see also abdomen) · nl buik (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gl boxo (abdomen — see also abdomen) · qu pata (abdomen — see also abdomen) · su beuteung (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ga bolg (abdomen — see also abdomen) · dng дўзы (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tk garyn (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gsw Büdel (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sc brente (abdomen — see also abdomen) · eu sabel (abdomen — see also abdomen) · uk бру́хо (abdomen — see also abdomen) · hak 肚屎 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sc bentre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ang wamb (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gd balg (abdomen — see also abdomen) · kaw wĕtĕng (abdomen — see also abdomen) · it pancia (abdomen — see also abdomen) · nrf vãtr (abdomen — see also abdomen) · nds Buuk (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ht vant (abdomen — see also abdomen) · bal لاپ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · bkt libumu (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ttj enda (abdomen — see also abdomen) · yo ikùn (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ceb tiyan (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gl tripa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · aad məlkai (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es busa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ckb زگ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fi koppa (the part of anything resembling a belly) · evn ур (abdomen — see also abdomen) · lt pilvas (abdomen — see also abdomen) · is malli (abdomen — see also abdomen) · de Magen (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fi ruuma (the part of anything resembling a belly) · nci ihtetl (abdomen — see also abdomen) · wa vinte (abdomen — see also abdomen) · haw ʻōpū (abdomen — see also abdomen) · nan-hbl 腹 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ca buc (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rup bicã (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ia pancia (abdomen — see also abdomen) · uz qorin (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ro vintre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · srn bere (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mk стомак (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ln libumu (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ill tian (abdomen — see also abdomen) · te పొట్ట (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gl bandullo (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ota بطن (abdomen — see also abdomen) · yue 腹 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ug قورساق (abdomen — see also abdomen) · be жыво́т (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sq bark (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ltg vādars (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mfe vant (abdomen — see also abdomen) · win nįįxa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tft oru (abdomen — see also abdomen) · be бру́ха (abdomen — see also abdomen) · da bug (abdomen — see also abdomen) · la pantex (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mrw tiyan (abdomen — see also abdomen) · he בֶּטֶן (abdomen — see also abdomen) · as পেট (abdomen — see also abdomen) · et kõht (abdomen — see also abdomen) · te కడుపు (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gl panza (abdomen — see also abdomen) · oc ventre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · hi पेट (abdomen — see also abdomen) · kk қарын (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ps خېټه (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rup pãntic (abdomen — see also abdomen) · bn পেট (abdomen — see also abdomen) · my ဗိုက် (abdomen — see also abdomen) · cs břicho (abdomen — see also abdomen) · za aendungx (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gl barriga (abdomen — see also abdomen) · nrf ventre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mi pukehina (the part of anything resembling a belly) · ota قارن (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ur پیٹ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · jv weteng (abdomen — see also abdomen) · hi शिकम (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ota شكم (abdomen — see also abdomen) · grc κοιλία (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ca abdomen (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fi pussi (the part of anything resembling a belly) · lij pansa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · cu брюхо (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tl tiyan (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es panza (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sc bentri (abdomen — see also abdomen) · az qarın (abdomen — see also abdomen) · oj nimisad (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es buseca (abdomen — see also abdomen) · da mave (abdomen — see also abdomen) · hi उदर (abdomen — see also abdomen) · th พุง (abdomen — see also abdomen) · yue 腹部 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · su patuangan (abdomen — see also abdomen) · nv atéél (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ka მუცელი (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rm vainter (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tl puson (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sah ис (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ky курсак (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fur vintri (abdomen — see also abdomen) · it ventre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mdf пеке (abdomen — see also abdomen) · pl brzuch (abdomen — see also abdomen) · nap panza (abdomen — see also abdomen) · cmn 腹部 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gd brù (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mk мев (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mi kete (the part of anything resembling a belly) · zea poke (abdomen — see also abdomen) · az qursaq (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ta தொந்தி (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fi vatsa (lower fuselage of airplane) · sv mage (abdomen — see also abdomen) · dlm viantro (abdomen — see also abdomen) · lez руфун (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mi puku (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gld хэмдэ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mwr पैदौ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · txb kātso (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fr ventre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gl boxo (the part of anything resembling a belly) · fi maha (abdomen — see also abdomen) · de Bauch (abdomen — see also abdomen) · zu isisu (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ps نس (abdomen — see also abdomen) · pt ventre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ko 배 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · scn panza (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fur panze (abdomen — see also abdomen) · lad tripa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · wo biir (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rif aɛebbuḍ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · hu has (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sl trebuh (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es huata (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mn гэдэс (abdomen — see also abdomen) · an pancha (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sh tr̀buh (abdomen — see also abdomen) · cst hút̄u (abdomen — see also abdomen) · cmn 腹 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ti ከብዲ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · lad tripa (womb — see also womb) · hy փոր (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tpi bel (abdomen — see also abdomen) · arz كرش (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sh тр̀бух (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es busarda (abdomen — see also abdomen) · vi bụng (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ur شِکَم (abdomen — see also abdomen) · kk құрсақ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · yue 肚 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sa उदर (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ny mimba (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tab фун (abdomen — see also abdomen) · acw كرشة (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ar بَطْن (abdomen — see also abdomen) · qu wiksa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · vec pansa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · dsb brjuch (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fo búkur (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ko 복부 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ja 腹部 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · la abdomen (abdomen — see also abdomen) · izh mako (abdomen — see also abdomen) · km ក្រពះ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tg шикам (abdomen — see also abdomen) · vec pança (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fi masu (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es wuata (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ru пу́зо (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rup pãnticã (abdomen — see also abdomen) · bg тумба́к (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ckb ورگ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · la venter (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tet kabun (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mnc ᡥᡝᡶᡝᠯᡳ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ro pântece (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rup foale (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tew sikʼu (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mi nake (the part of anything resembling a belly) · crs vant (abdomen — see also abdomen) · zea buuk (abdomen — see also abdomen) · nb mage (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ask banī (abdomen — see also abdomen) · km ក្បាលពោះ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · hsb brjuch (abdomen — see also abdomen) · sk brucho (abdomen — see also abdomen) · vo bälid (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ja 胃 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · xdq кӏултӏа (abdomen — see also abdomen) · et vats (abdomen — see also abdomen) · lv vēders (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ary كرش (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ia ventre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ca ventre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · zlw-ocs břuch (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es guata (abdomen — see also abdomen) · af maag (abdomen — see also abdomen) · nan-hbl 腹肚 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · yur 'ne-yah (abdomen — see also abdomen) · pam atyan (abdomen — see also abdomen) · pl macica (womb — see also womb) · fi pullistuma (the part of anything resembling a belly) · km ពុង (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es barriga (abdomen — see also abdomen) · eve ур (abdomen — see also abdomen) · lo ທ້ອງ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ur اُدَر (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ki nda (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rap manava (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ro abdomen (abdomen — see also abdomen) · akl tiyan (abdomen — see also abdomen) · qu paca (abdomen — see also abdomen) · tsg tian (abdomen — see also abdomen) · hy որովայն (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ms perut (abdomen — see also abdomen) · kg vumu (abdomen — see also abdomen) · id perut (abdomen — see also abdomen) · za dungx (abdomen — see also abdomen) · uga 𐎋𐎗𐎒 (abdomen — see also abdomen) · pdc Bauch (abdomen — see also abdomen) · eo ventro (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fa-ira شِکَم (abdomen — see also abdomen) · is magi (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rm venter (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fi vatsa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rif aɛeddis (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ta தொப்பை (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es mondongo (abdomen — see also abdomen) · bg шкембе́ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · prs شِکَم (abdomen — see also abdomen) · kxd parut (abdomen — see also abdomen) · cu чрѣво (abdomen — see also abdomen) · om garaa (abdomen — see also abdomen) · acw بطن (abdomen — see also abdomen) · izh prulli (abdomen — see also abdomen) · myv пеке (abdomen — see also abdomen) · rsk брух (abdomen — see also abdomen) · gl andorga (abdomen — see also abdomen) · or ଉଦର (abdomen — see also abdomen) · es vientre (abdomen — see also abdomen) · xsv vederas (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fi vatsa (womb — see also womb) · ak yafunu (abdomen — see also abdomen) · bxg libumu (abdomen — see also abdomen) · mi ngake (the part of anything resembling a belly) · am ሆድ (abdomen — see also abdomen) · ktu kivumu (abdomen — see also abdomen) · fi vatsa (the part of anything resembling a belly)