- nipple
- In anatomy, the small raised area in the center of the breast through which milk can flow to the outside.
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Nipple — Nip ple (n[i^]p p l), n. [Formerly neble, a dim. of neb. See {Neb}, {Nib}.] 1. (Anat.) The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. [1913 Webster] 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nipple — [nip′əl] n. [earlier neble, prob. dim. of NEB] 1. the small protuberance on a breast or udder through which, in the female, the milk passes in suckling the young; teat 2. an artificial teatlike part, as of rubber, in the cap of a baby s nursing… … English World dictionary
nipple — (n.) 1530s, nyppell, teat, duct laden extremity of a mammalian breast, alteration of neble (1520s), probably dim. of neb bill, beak, snout (see NEB (Cf. neb)), hence, lit. a small projection. In reference to an artificial device on an infant s… … Etymology dictionary
nipple — ► NOUN 1) the small projection in which the mammary ducts of female mammals terminate and from which milk can be secreted. 2) the corresponding vestigial structure in a male. 3) a small projection on a machine from which oil or other fluid is… … English terms dictionary
Nipple — This article is about the anatomical structure. For other uses, see nipple (disambiguation). Nipple A nipple, areola and breast of the human female … Wikipedia
nipple — [1] A fitting which is threaded to the end of a spoke. The nipple is seated in the holes of the rim and receive the threaded end of the spoke. The nipple has a slot at the top so that it can be quickly tightened a little, but the other end of the … Dictionary of automotive terms
nipple */ — UK [ˈnɪp(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms nipple : singular nipple plural nipples 1) a small round raised area of dark flesh on a woman s breast or on a man s chest 2) a small object that is shaped like a nipple, used as part of a machine or … English dictionary
Nipple — The pigmented projection on the surface of the breast. Ducts that conduct milk from the mammary glands to the surface of the breast exit through the nipple. The surrounding flat area of pigmentation is the areola. * * * A wartlike projection at… … Medical dictionary
nipple — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ erect, hard, swollen ▪ sensitive, sore ▪ pierced VERB + NIPPLE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
nipple — [[t]nɪ̱p(ə)l[/t]] nipples 1) N COUNT The nipples on someone s body are the two small pieces of slightly hard flesh on their chest. Babies suck milk from their mothers breasts through their mothers nipples. Sore nipples can inhibit the milk supply … English dictionary
nipple — n. 1 a small projection in which the mammary ducts of either sex of mammals terminate and from which in females milk is secreted for the young. 2 the teat of a feeding bottle. 3 a device like a nipple in function, e.g. the tip of a grease gun. 4… … Useful english dictionary
