Does anyone really say "tummies"?

If you don't like the word, don't use it NfkDumpling. I'm certainly not going to start!

I don't like the word belly either and usually said tummy. But I shall say belly future if it's old English and therefore a proper word.
(Hadn't heard of undercrackers before either- like it)

Oh no Poppikok I definitely wouldn't want guts of pork from the butchers!

Belly,tummy,stomach abdomen.One little word covers them all really.......GUTS

grannyactivist Me too.

I've never used baby words like 'woof' for 'dog'! I don't think 'tummy' is a baby word. My oncologist says 'Let me feel your tummy' when he's examining me.

We sometimes give each other 'voochers' as presents and have done since DS1 was young - I find it difficult to say it properly now.

On the subject of baby words we still say 'doshwisher' for dishwasher which was our DS's description. I definitely prefer it.

On the subject of poo, my almost 3 year old DGS almost always says 'nuffin' when asked what is in his nappy. (smell gives it away of course) So, a new word for poo must be nuffin!!!

Open wide Jo

You can't call this a serious thread!!!

No. Old Testament definitely says "tummy". #ijustlookeditup

#pantsonfire

Doesn't the OT talk about Jonah being in a whale's belly It is just a word, why should anybody think it is horrible? Is it a class thing?
I didn't use baby talk when my children were babies - we had 'dogs' , not 'woof woofs'. I find it very odd when adult women continue to use it.

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You say "toofypegs" Flower?! And what does your dentist say back to you?

jim jams, toofypegs,

I say 'stomach' or 'tummy' if talking to grandchildren. I hate the word 'belly' and my daughters never used it so hopefully my grandchildren won't either. 'Belly' sounds horrible.

This reminded me of a dire warning that used to hang on a peg in our 'bathroom' when I was little:

John and Mary thought they knew much better than their mummies.
They ate their tea with hands not washed
Now both have painful tummies.

No wonder I'm screwed up!

She would have been sitting cross-legged on her bed in her 'jamas, having a catch-up dustyangel.

"stomach as in acid"

Too many cakes!!!

I had a fix catchup of Gransnet last night after a difficult day and the thought that Cari of the great HQ could take time to ponder on such an important subject really made my day. Thanks Cari for making me laugh.
and extra for you.

Where I grew up in Leicester I think poos were referred to as bob bobs. I think my DD has said there is a similar term in South Yorkshire.