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Definition of tum

tum

/tʌm/
tum
Plural:tums
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• noun

1

British An informal or childish term for a person's stomach or abdomen.

Example

"The toddler rubbed his tum happily after finishing the warm bowl of porridge."

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• interjection

1

Used to imitate the resonant sound of a plucked musical string, a drumbeat, or a wordless hummed melody.

Example

"Heabsentmindedly hummed "tum-ti-tum" while waiting for the kettle to boil."

• Rhymes for tum

• Nearby Words

tulle
tulsa
tulsi
tum
tumalog
tumbes
tumbes river

Word Origin & Etymology

Attested in the mid-19th century as a colloquial shortening of "tummy," which itself originated in childish speech as an alteration of "stomach." The musical sense is imitative of the resonant sound of a plucked string.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tum. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tum
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