udder

American  

[uhd-er] / ˈʌd ər /

noun

1. a mamma or mammary gland, especially when baggy and with more than one teat, as in cows.

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udder British  

/ ˈʌdə /

noun

1. the large baglike mammary gland of cows, sheep, etc, having two or more teats

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udder Scientific  

/ ŭd′ər /

1. A bag-shaped part of a cow and the females of other ruminants in which milk is formed and stored and from which it is taken in suckling or milking.

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Etymology

Origin of udder

before 1000; Middle English uddre, Old English ūder; cognate with German Euter, Latin ūber, Greek oûthar, Sanskrit ū́dhar

Explanation

A cow's udder is the part of its body that produces milk. When you milk a cow, you empty its udder by squeezing the milk into a bucket. Moo! To milk any four-legged ruminant, you need to carefully squeeze and pull each teat after cleaning the udder. Large dairy farmers use machines to do this, while some smaller ones do it by hand. Female cattle, goats, deer, and sheep all produce milk and have udders, organs in their bodies that contain mammary glands.

Example Sentences

That could mean an extra tax on popular products like Yazoo, Muller's Frijj and Starbucks Caffe Latte as well as drinks branded "high protein" like Ufit and Shaken Udder.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

May I suggest as a headline, "Udder Nonsense."

From Time Magazine Archive

“Ees plenty trees und ees river. Udder rabbits no find you.”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Udder, ud′ėr, n. the mammary glands of various animals, esp. cows, &c.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Two rosted Neats Tongues and an Udder between them.

From The Queen-like Closet or Rich Cabinet Stored with all manner of rare receipts for preserving, candying and cookery. Very pleasant and beneficial to all ingenious persons of the female sex by Wolley, Hannah

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