empathy belly
English
editEtymology
editFrom a trademark.
Noun
editempathy belly (plural empathy bellies)
- An artificial belly worn to simulate the physical stresses of being pregnant.
- 2008, Harlan Cohen, Dad's Pregnant Too, page 263:
- Wear an empathy belly (they actually make these things)
- 2010, Paul and Shannon Morell, Misconception:
- 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.
- 2017, Flavia Idà, Children of the Wrong Time:
- “Michael refused to wear an empathy belly, and to be present at the delivery.”