Adam's apple

American  

noun

Adam's apples plural

1. a projection of the thyroid cartilage at the front of the neck that is more prominent in men than in women.

2. crape jasmine.

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Adam's apple British  

noun

1. the visible projection of the thyroid cartilage of the larynx at the front of the neck

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Adam's apples
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Adam's apple

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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Adam's apple

I stared at Noah’s bobbing Adam’s apple as he suckled at his bottle.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

In girls transitioning to boys, testosterone generally leads to permanent voice-lowering, facial hair and protrusion of the Adam’s apple, said Dr. Stephanie Roberts, a specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital’s Gender Management Service.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2022

I remember his prominent Adam’s apple as he talked about his job doing industrial painting.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2021

Ideally, the beard should end about one finger above your Adam’s apple, he said.

From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2020

You could see clearly that it had a head and a neck and a nose and even an Adam’s apple, and some scrubby trees were growing atop it like a crown of wild hair.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs