Are stomachache and sore tummy interchangeable?
Today I heard Peppa Pig Best Friend. Near the end of this episode, Daddy Pig said he had a sore tummy.
I did not know both sore and tummy before, so I looked them up and got the meaning.
I have known a word, stomachache, which has a similar meaning.

So are they interchangeable?
If not, why?

Question

Are stomachache and sore tummy interchangeable?
Today I heard Peppa Pig Best Friend. Near the end of this episode, Daddy Pig said he had a sore tummy. 
I did not know both sore and tummy before, so I looked them up and got the meaning. 
I have known a word, stomachache, which has a similar meaning.

So are they interchangeable? 
If not, why?

Answer

Technically, yes, they can be interchangeable but as someone who has spoke English and only English all her life, I've never really heard the term "sore tummy" before. Stomachache is the word most used for the scenario you are talking about.

Answer

“Sore tummy” or “tummy ache” are almost always used only when talking to or about small children. But they mean the same.

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