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    Patwa headword

    Belly-woman

    /BEL-ee-WU-man/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Pregnant woman"
    Definition
    A woman who is pregnant.
    Example
    "Give up yuh seat fi di belly-woman."
    Origin
    Literal description.

    As an everyday term, Belly-woman is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.