"belly button" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-belly button.wav Forms: belly buttons [plural]
Etymology: From belly + button. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|belly|button}} belly + button Head templates: {{en-noun}} belly button (plural belly buttons)
  1. (informal) The navel. Tags: informal Synonyms: tummy button, belly-button Derived forms: belly button ring
    Sense id: en-belly_button-en-noun-yCdQNthL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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