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/ Meanings 1 noun an informal or childish word for the stomach Rub your tum if it aches and lie down for a while. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an informal or childish... tummystomachbellygut Word family Related forms tummystomach Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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. ## Topics - Communication - Register & Style markdown