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bel⋅ly⋅ache

  [bel-ee-eyk] noun, verb, -ached, -ach⋅ing.
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–noun
1. Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
–verb (used without object)
2. Informal. to complain; grumble.
Origin:
1545–55; belly + ache

Related forms:
bel⋅ly⋅ach⋅er, noun
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Belly ache
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bel·ly·ache   (běl'ē-āk')   
n.  

  1. Pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.

  2. Slang A whining complaint.

intr.v.   bel·ly·ached, bel·ly·ach·ing, bel·ly·aches Slang
To complain, especially in a whining manner.
bel'ly·ach'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
bellyache [ˈbɛli ek]

  1. n.
    a stomachache. : Oh, mama, do I have a bellyache!
  2. in.
    to complain. : You are always bellyaching!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bel·ly·ache
Pronunciation: 'bel-E-"Ak
Function: noun
: pain in the abdomen and especially in the bowels : COLIC
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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bellyache bel·ly·ache (běl'ē-āk')
n.
Pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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