tumtum
Toddler's tummy word
Tumtum is an informal, often childish word for stomach or belly, used especially when speaking to or about young children.
Does your tumtum hurt?
The reduplication gives it a playful, affectionate quality typical of nursery language.
In Jewish religious law, tumtum has a distinct technical meaning: a person whose biological sex is indeterminate because the genitals are obscured or ambiguous, representing one of several recognized categories beyond male and female.
Outside the two-category system
- agenderHaving no gender identity
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- androgyneBeing of mixed sex
- bigenderTwo-gender identity
transgender · gender-nonconforming · enby · queer · genderless · two-spirit · identity · inclusive
Sound through impact
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- drummingPercussive rhythm-making
- hollowEmpty within
wooden · log · mallet · resonance · tribal · ceremonial · traditional · handmade
Arterial blood throb
- throbBeat with intensity
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- flutterRapid light movement
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
cardiac · chest · stethoscope · rhythm · circulation · pounding · thumping · quickening
Stomach, childishly
- bellyFront midsection
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- baby-talkSimplified infant-directed speech
- nurseryRoom for infants
toddler · playful · affectionate · informal · diminutive · endearing · cute · innocent
Coastal American region, northward
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- dugoutCarved-log canoe
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
- carvedCut to create form
traditional · tribal · watercraft · coastal · Native American · First Nations · craftsmanship · heritage
genderqueer
Outside the two-category system
- agenderHaving no gender identity
- genderfluidVariable gender identity
- androgyneBeing of mixed sex
bigender · transgender · gender-nonconforming · enby · queer · genderless · two-spirit · identity · inclusive · pronouns
percussion
Sound through impact
hollow · wooden · log · mallet · resonance · tribal · ceremonial · traditional · handmade · acoustic
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- throbBeat with intensity
- palpitationIrregular heartbeat awareness
- flutterRapid light movement
beating · cardiac · chest · stethoscope · rhythm · circulation · pounding · thumping · quickening · racing
tummy
Stomach, childishly
nursery · toddler · playful · affectionate · informal · diminutive · endearing · cute · innocent · simple
Pacific Northwest
Coastal American region, northward
carved · traditional · tribal · watercraft · coastal · Native American · First Nations · craftsmanship · heritage · river