1. An ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region
   "The child complained of a bellyache after eating too much candy";
   - stomachache, stomach ache, gastralgia

1. Complain
   "What was he bellyaching about?";
   - gripe, bitch [informal], grouse, crab [informal], beef [informal], squawk, holler [informal]

Derived forms: bellyaches, bellyached, bellyaching

Type of: ache, aching, complain, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, plain [archaic], sound off

Part of: dyspepsia, indigestion, stomach upset, upset stomach

Encyclopedia: Bellyache