navel

Meaning

1. The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.
3. A navel orange.
4. An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.

Synonyms

belly button

umbilicus

umbilical cord

omphalos

omphalus

bellybutton

center

hilum

nucleus

dimple

navel point

belly-button

nave

pivot

pole

proceeding

relating

terminal

umbilical

navel string

being in

umbilic

stone of fruit

umbillicus

nombril

abdomen

tummy button

beer belly

bowels

bullseye

centre

core

electrode

fulcrum

heart

❤️

hub

kernel

middle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneɪvəl/

Etymology

From Middle English navel, navele, from Old English nafola, from Proto-West Germanic *nabulō, from Proto-Germanic *nabalô (compare West Frisian nâle, Dutch navel, German Nabel), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl (compare Old Irish imbliu, Latin umbilīcus, Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós), Persian ناف (nâf), Sanskrit नाभि (nābhi)), diminutive of *h₃nobʰ-, equivalent to nave + -el (diminutive suffix)). Doublet of omphalos. More at nave.