To think " belly" is a horrid, ugly word!

I am not keen on the word tummy, but am quite happy with the word belly. You have a belly button not a tummy button so whats wrong with the word belly,

Yuk - moist belly....!

I'm with those who dislike the word!

Just horrid.

Almost as bad as moist

I agree. Makes me cringe when I hear it. Couldn't eat pork belly. OK for dancing though (although I couldn't do it!!)

What a lot of tosh, belly is the correct word to describe the lower part of the abdomen . Yes i agree no one would ask a child if they have an abdomen pain. Belly can be used to describe a round stove, pot bellied stove. A person who is starving has a pot belly. Belly pork, belly dancing and many others.
So Phoenix are we going abdominal dancing tonight lol
Tummy is just too twee for words.

Good point, Callistemon so acceptable in connection with dancing and pork!

Abdomen I suppose refers to a region in the body, but I think if referring to the internal bit, stomach is perhaps an anatomically correct word, tummy a bit more "fluffy" when taking about it to littlies, but "belly" NO!

What about belly dancing? Do you dislike that too? I don't mind the word at all (except for the pork - being vegan).

I’m with you phoenix! Tummy is a much softer, cuddly sort of word, especially for babies!

No, I have always disliked it.
Apart from used in the context of belly dancing.

I suppose the correct word is abdomen but I wouldn't ask a child if they had an ache in the abdomen.