belly-button

Torso's central dimple

The belly-button is the navel—the small indentation or protrusion in the center of the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached at birth.

It's the informal, slightly childish term: The baby poked at her belly-button.

People have either "innies" or "outies" depending on how the scar tissue formed.

anatomy

navel

Cord attachment remnant

tummy · midriff · torso · core · waist · midsection · abdominal wall · gut · flank · peritoneum

umbilical

cord

Flexible twisted strand

fetus · maternal · attachment · lifeline · prenatal · gestation · motherhood · delivery · midwife · neonatal

innie

concave

Curving inward, not outward

deep-set · hollow · sunken · inverted · dimpled

origin

connection

A joining or relation

axis mundi · navel-gazing · mother-child bond

outie

protruding

Extending outward noticeably

popped · projecting · prominent · herniated · distended

lint

fluff

Light, soft fibers

cotton · fiber · collection · cleaning

piercing

jewelry

Ornamental personal accessories

  • ringClosed curve shape
  • barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
  • studUpright wall framing

body modification · adornment · dangle · gem · infected · healing

Family

belly, button, bellies, buttons, buttoned, buttoning, unbuttoned, bellyful, potbelly

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G