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    Patwa headword

    Wash-belly

    /WASH-bel-ee/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Youngest child"
    Definition
    The last child a woman gives birth to; the baby of the family.
    Example
    "Dat is her wash-belly son." — "That is her youngest son."
    Origin
    Literal translation (washing out the womb).

    Wash-belly is a Jamaican Patois (Patwa) expression. For a full sentence, run it through the Jamaican Patois translator, or return to the lexicon index.