tum

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /tʌm/ UK /tʌm/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like tom /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like thumb /θ/ vs /t/

noun

Meanings

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noun
an informal or childish word for the stomach

Rub your tum if it aches and lie down for a while.

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1 noun · an informal or childish... tummy stomach belly gut

Word family

Related forms tummy stomach

Etymology

A 19th-century informal and childish shortening of stomach (from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Greek stomachos 'gullet'), via the nursery form tummy.

stomachus Latin stomachos Ancient Greek

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# tum

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** tʌm
**IPA (UK):** tʌm

## Meanings
1. an informal or childish word for the stomach

## Examples
- Rub your tum if it aches and lie down for a while.

## Synonyms
- tummy
- stomach
- belly
- gut

## Related Forms
- tummy
- stomach

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stomachus
- Root: stomachos

## Etymology
A 19th-century informal and childish shortening of stomach (from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Greek stomachos 'gullet'), via the nursery form tummy.

## AI Etymology
Tum is a 19th-century informal and childish shortening of stomach (from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Greek stomachos 'gullet'), via the nursery form tummy. Important recorded forms include stomachus (Latin) and stomachos (Ancient Greek). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers an informal or childish word for the stomach. The wider family includes related words such as tummy and stomach.

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- Communication
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