mammary

[ mam-uh-ree ]

/ ˈmæm ə ri /

adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

of or relating to the mamma or breast.

Nearby words

mammalian, mammality, mammalogy, mammals, mammaplasty, mammary, mammary artery, mammary duct, mammary fold, mammary gland, mammary line

Origin of mammary

First recorded in 1675–85; mamm(a)² + -ary

Related formsin·ter·mam·ma·ry, adjectivepost·mam·ma·ry, adjectivesub·mam·ma·ry, adjective

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Examples from the Web for mammary

There is a long history of the mammary glands as comedy fodder.
Women, It's Time to Reclaim Our Breasts|Emily Shire|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By discussing her mammary travails so openly, Jolie runs the risk of messing with the fantasy.
Angelina’s Bold Boob Move|Michelle Cottle|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But the world wants to define me by my mammary glands and melanin.
There Is an Audience for Our Films: Four African-American Female Filmmakers Speak Out|Lorenza Muñoz|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
None of the judges seem quite prepared to handle the mammary movement, except Simon, who is not amused.
Best and Worst American Idol Auditions|The Daily Beast Video|January 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The tape measure should completely encircle the thorax in a horizontal plane passing through the mammary papillæ.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
Mammary masturbation, remarks Féré, is found in certain female and even male animals, like the dog and the cat.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
A slight degree of menstrual and mammary activity sometimes occurs at birth.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
Mam′elon, a small hillock with a rounded top; Mam′ma, the mammary gland:—pl.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
In the case of the mammary glands Mr. Darwin remarks that it is admitted that the ancestral mammals were allied to the marsupials.
Darwinism (1889)|Alfred Russel Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for mammary

mammary

/ (ˈmæmərɪ) /

adjective

of, relating to, or like a mamma or breast

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Word Origin and History for mammary

mammary

adj.

1680s, from French mammaire (18c.), from Latin mamma "breast," probably from the child's word for "mother" (see mamma).

mammary

adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

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mammary

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