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tum

tum

8 9.3
The part of the body where food goes after you eat, often used by children
  • noun
  • /tʌm/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : barriga
  • So all those hungry mouths in your household will be going "yummy yum for their tummy tum."
  • take some Tums
  • get some Tums
  • Tums a day

What if, oh, you knew you had a bit of a dicky tum, So you've been you've been shitting like you're bleeding a radiator all day.

Examples

  • Lights on, popcorn finished, can somebody pass the Tums? I'm sick to my stomach.

    Blog text (33)

  • I had a little tum-tum, couldn't go.

    Now You See Me 2 (2016)

  • If you want to line your tum tum, line your tum tum.

  • Get some cookies in that tum-tum of yours?

    The Naughty Nine (2023)

  • You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum

    The Sure Thing (1985)

  • I've a strange, warm tingle in my tum-tum.

    Paddington 2 (2017)

  • I adore kimchi, but realistically probably all the chili flakes make my tum tum go boom boom.

  • After eating too many sweets, my little brother said his tum hurt.

  • She rubbed her round tum and giggled when I asked if she was hungry.

  • The doctor told me to watch what I eat, or I might upset my tum.

Synonyms

belly
vstum
374 1.0

Part of the body between the chest and hips, or the underside of an animal

is a child informal term rather than a neutral anatomical name
stomach
vstum
320 1.0

The area of the body between the chest and the hips, the belly

is a child informal word used instead of that formal organ name
tummy
vstum
  • Baby Talk
106 4.0

The stomach or belly, often the round front part of the body where food goes after you eat

is an informal child word for the same body area
breadbasket
vstum
  • Informal
1 7.6

A body part that digests food

is a child informal word not playful adult slang or organ-focused name

Surface Forms

tum singular
tums plural

Etymology

Tum is a short, child-friendly form of tummy, a playful word for 'stomach' or 'belly'. That's why tum is often used by or to children to mean the same thing.