empathy belly

noun

An artificial belly worn to simulate the physical stresses of being pregnant.

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Meanings

nounempathy belly (plural empathy bellies)

plural empathy bellies

  1. An artificial belly worn to simulate the physical stresses of being pregnant.

    Wear an empathy belly (they actually make these things)

    2008, Harlan Cohen, Dad's Pregnant Too, page 263
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    Plus people always come up and rub your belly when you're pregnant, and would an empathy belly feel like a real belly? I don't think so.

    2010, Paul and Shannon Morell, Misconception

    “Michael refused to wear an empathy belly, and to be present at the delivery.”

    2017, Flavia Idà, Children of the Wrong Time

Origin

From a trademark.

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APA

empathy belly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathy%20belly

MLA

“empathy belly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathy%20belly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empathy belly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathy%20belly.

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