tummy
The origin and history of tummy.
Etymology
A childlike softening of "stomach," via the older colloquial form "stummy" — the same kind of playful shortening seen in words like "pasghetti" for spaghetti.
The origin and history of tummy.
A childlike softening of "stomach," via the older colloquial form "stummy" — the same kind of playful shortening seen in words like "pasghetti" for spaghetti.
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