Definition of Bellyache

1. Noun. An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region.

Exact synonyms: Gastralgia, Stomach Ache, Stomachache
Generic synonyms: Ache, Aching
Group relationships: Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Stomach Upset, Upset Stomach

2. Verb. Complain. "What was he hollering about?"
Exact synonyms: Beef, Bitch, Crab, Gripe, Grouse, Holler, Squawk
Generic synonyms: Complain, Kick, Kvetch, Plain, Quetch, Sound Off
Derivative terms: Beef, Bellyacher, Crab, Gripe, Squawk, Squawker

Definition of Bellyache

1. n. Pain in the bowels; colic.

Definition of Bellyache

1. Noun. Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen. ¹

2. Verb. To complain or whine, especially needlessly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bellyache

1. [v -ACHED, -ACHING, -ACHES]

Medical Definition of Bellyache

1. Colloquialism for abdominal pain, usually colicky. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bellyache

belly dancer
belly dancers
belly dances
belly dancing
belly flop
belly flopper
belly flops
belly landing
belly laugh
belly laughs
belly of the beast
belly out
belly up
belly whop
belly whopper
bellyache (current term)
bellyached
bellyacher
bellyachers
bellyaches
bellyaching
bellyachings
bellyake
bellyband
bellybands
bellycheer
bellycrawl
bellycrawled

Literary usage of Bellyache

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Homœopathic Materia Medica (1869)
"bellyache, without extension, all day; in the afternoon he passed wind several times, ... bellyache around the umbilicus while sitting at his desk. 4th d. ..."

2. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1857)
"bellyache, beginning again in the morning, aggravated by coffee, ... bellyache in the evening, renewed by a cup of chocolate, with urging to stool, ..."

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