TEAT

nipple, mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit

(noun) the small projection of a mammary gland

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

teat (plural teats)

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.

Synonyms: tit, pap, nipple, dug

Something resembling a teat, such as a small protuberance or nozzle.

An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.

Anagrams

• Etta, Tate, aett, tate

Source: Wiktionary


Teat, n. Etym: [OE. tete, titte, AS. tit, titt; akin to LG. & OD. titte, D. tet, G. zitze: cf. F. tette, probably of Teutonic origin.]

1. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla; a dug; a tit.

2. (Mach.)

Definition: A small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat of an animal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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