stomachache

or stom·ach ache

[ stuhm-uhk-eyk ]
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noun
  1. pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.

Origin of stomachache

1
First recorded in 1755–65; stomach + ache

Other words from stomachache

  • stomach-achy, adjective

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How to use stomachache in a sentence

  • So they lived miserably on roots and nuts, and all the weakly little children had great stomachaches, and then died.

    The Water-Babies | Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for stomachache

stomachache

/ (ˈstʌməkˌeɪk) /


noun
  1. pain in the stomach or abdominal region, as from acute indigestion: Technical name: gastralgia Also called: stomach upset, upset stomach

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