bellyache

From belly +‎ ache.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛliˌeɪk/

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bellyache (plural bellyaches)

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

   Eating too much candy can give you a bellyache.

• stomachache
• tummyache

bellyache (third-person singular simple present bellyaches, present participle bellyaching, simple past and past participle bellyached)

1. (informal, figurative, intransitive) To unnecessarily complain or whine, often about simple matters.

   Quit bellyaching about the problem and help us fix it.

• See also Thesaurus:complain

• bellyacher