[ˈneɪvl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rounded knotty depression in the centre of a person's belly caused by the detachment of the umbilical cord after birth; the umbilicus


Phrases:
- contemplate one's navel

Origin:
Old English nafela, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch navel and German Nabel, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin umbo ‘boss of a shield’, umbilicus ‘navel’, and Greek omphalos ‘boss, navel’. Compare with nave