midriff

mid·riff  (mdrf)

n.

1. See diaphragm.

2. The middle outer portion of the front of the human body, extending roughly from just below the breast to the waistline.

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[Middle English midrif, from Old English midhrif : midd, mid; see mid¹ + hrif, belly; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots.]

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midriff adj.

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midriff

Noun

1. the middle part of the human body between waist and chest

2. Anat same as diaphragm (sense 1) [Old English midhrif mid belly]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	midriff - the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" midsection, middle region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	2.	midriff - (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration diaphragm tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

Translations

midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] n → diafragma m

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midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] n → estomac m, taille f

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midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] n → Taille f

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midriff [ˈmɪdrɪf] n → diaframma m