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Noun: bellyache  'be-lee,eyk
Usage: informal
  1. An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
    - stomachache, stomach ache, gastralgia
Verb: bellyache  'be-lee,eyk
Usage: informal
  1. Complain
    "What was he bellyaching about?";
    - gripe, bitch [informal], grouse, crab [informal], beef [informal], squawk, holler [informal]

Derived forms: bellyaching, bellyaches, bellyached

Type of: ache, aching, complain, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, plain [archaic], sound off

Part of: dyspepsia, indigestion, stomach upset, upset stomach

Encyclopedia: Bellyache