n.
Pronunciation: ' n ā -v ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nafela; akin to Old High German nabalo navel, Latin umbilicus, Greek omphalos
Date: before 12th century
1 : a depression in the middle of the abdomen that marks the point of former attachment of the umbilical cord or yolk stalk
2 : the central point : MIDDLE