midriff

Betekenis (Engels)

The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.

Sinonieme

diaphragm

midsection

belly

stomach

middle

waist

tummy

septum

venter

waistband

waistline

abdomen

thoracic diaphragm

bulkhead

lower back

midrib

paunch

potbelly

pot-belly

Vertalings

ventre

diaphragme

taille

middenrif

diaframma

diafragma

Zwerchfell

ventre

hanche

diafragma

diafragma

στομάχι

διάφραγμα

vientre

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: midref

Geërf van Old English: midrif

In summary

From Middle English midref, mydrif, from Old English midrif, midhrif (“the midriff; diaphragm”), from Proto-West Germanic *middjahrif. Equivalent to mid- + riff.