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Intestine vs Tummy - What's the difference?

intestine | tummy |

As nouns the difference between intestine and tummy

is that intestine is (anatomy|often pluralized) the alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs while tummy is (childish language ) stomach.

As an adjective intestine

is domestic; taking place within a given country or region.

intestine

English

(wikipedia intestine)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) , as Etymology 2, below.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
  • One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.
    • Synonyms
    * bowel * gut * tharm
    Derived terms
    * intestinal * gastrointestinal * large intestine * small intestine
    See also
    * entrail * innard * colon

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Domestic; taking place within a given country or region.
  • * 1615 , Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia , Richmond 1957, p.2:
    • It being true that now after fiue yeeres intestine warre with the reuengefull implacable Indians, a firme peace (not againe easily to be broken) hath bin lately concluded.
  • * 1776 , (Edward Gibbon), The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire , ch.1,
    • Yet the success of Trajan, however transient, was rapid and specious. The degenerate Parthians, broken by intestine discord, fled before his arms.
  • (obsolete) Internal.
  • * , I.41:
    • When you have alleaged all the reasons you can, and beleeved all to disavow and reject her, she produceth, contrarie to your discourses, so intestine inclination, that you have small hold against her.
  • * Milton
    • Hoping here to end / Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.
  • * Hume
    • an intestine strugglebetween authority and liberty
  • (obsolete, rare) Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.
  • * Cudworth
    • Everything labours under an intestine necessity.
  • (obsolete, rare) Shut up; enclosed.
    • (Cowper)

    tummy

    English

    Noun

    (tummies)
  • (childish language ) stomach
  • (US, slang) A protruding belly; a paunch.

    • Synonyms

    * (protruding belly) see also .

    Derived terms

    * tummyache * tummy button * tummy tuck

    Related terms

    * belly (referring to abdomen, not stomach)