Meaning
The soft front part of your body between your chest and your legs.
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Word origin
From Old English belg, meaning a bag or a skin: the belly was seen as the body's bag.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- belg
- English cognates
- bellows
Examples
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"Belly" is a warm, everyday word for this part of the body.
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"On your belly" means face down.
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A full belly means you have eaten enough.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 28, lesson 3: belly, heel, slightly and 7 more words.