noun
Meaning 1
The navel or umbilicus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bellybutton
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noun
Meaning 2
a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- you were not supposed to show your navel on television
- they argued whether or not Adam had a navel
- she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: navel, umbilicus, belly button, omphalos, omphalus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: point
History
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 English button English bellybutton From belly + button.