belly button

noun

: the human navel

Examples of belly button in a Sentence

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Apply it as thoroughly as possible, including the spaces between your toes, under your arms, and inside your belly button. Sarah Bradley, Health, 22 Mar. 2025 Press your hands and toes into your mat and draw your pubic bone toward your belly button to engage the deep core and pelvic floor muscles. Amber Sayer, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2025 Low-rise is 5-8 inches high and should land about 2 inches below your belly button. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025 As for the fit of the leggings, they’re meant to sit at the belly button, hug your body throughout the hips and legs, and crop right above your ankle. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for belly button

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1877, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of belly button was circa 1877

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“Belly button.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belly%20button. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

belly button

noun
: the human navel

Medical Definition

belly button

noun
belly but·​ton -ˌbət-ᵊn How to pronounce belly button (audio)
: the human navel

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