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tummy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tum·my /ˈtʌmi/ ●●○ noun (plural tummies) [countable]  HBHstomach – used especially by or to children 肚子〔尤为儿语〕 He was up all night with tummy ache. 他肚子疼,整晚都睡不着觉。tummy bug/upset British English (=an illness of the stomach that makes you vomit) 反胃
Examples from the Corpus
tummySix out of 10 travellers get a tummy bug abroad.Once more her tummy contracted in memory.A baby placed on her tummy was discovered dead two hours later, facedown in a pool of milk.My 11-year-old son is always complaining his tummy hurts.Mommy, my tummy hurts.She was doodling in the sand and I was on my tummy watching her.In the last act of King Lear, Regan complains of a spot of tummy trouble.As they straighten, curve the spine and pull in the tummy, as if you have just received a blow.Relax the tummy muscles, then repeat.tummy acheThey tell me he's got toothache and tummy ache from eating too many sweets.They may also have nightmares, tummy aches or headaches.
Origin tummy (1800-1900) stomach
tum·my nounChineseSyllable
to stomach Corpus by especially children used or


tummy
tummy /ˈtʌmi/ noun (plural tummies) [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: stomach
stomach – used especially by or to children:
    He was up all night with tummy ache.
    tummy bug/upset British English (=an illness of the stomach that makes you vomit)


tummyBrE /ˈtʌmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʌmi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
tummies
)
(informal) (used especially by children or when speaking to children 尤为儿语或对儿童说话时用)
the stomach or the area around the stomach 胃;肚子Mum, my tummy hurts. 妈妈,我肚子痛。🔊🔊to have (a) tummy ache肚子痛a tummy bug/upset (= an illness when you feel sick or vomit ) 反胃