noun
midriff
Midriff (noun) means the middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.
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The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.
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Etymology
From Middle English midref, mydrif, from Old English midrif, midhrif (“the midriff; diaphragm”), from Proto-West Germanic *middjahrif. Equivalent to mid- + riff.
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"midriff" (noun) means the middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.