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teat

[ teet, tit ]

noun

  1. the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
  2. something resembling a teat.


teat

/ tiːt /

noun

    1. the nipple of a mammary gland
    2. (in cows, etc) any of the projections from the udder through which milk is discharged See nipple
  1. something resembling a teat in shape or function, such as the rubber mouthpiece of a feeding bottle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


teat

/ tēt,tĭt /

  1. A small projection near the center of the mammary gland of many female mammals that contains the outlet of the milk ducts. Each teat contains a single milk duct, while nipples each contain more than one.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of teat1

1250–1300; Middle English tete < Old French < Germanic; tit 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of teat1

C13: from Old French tete, of Germanic origin; compare Old English titt, Middle High German zitze
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Example Sentences

Teat-like projections on the sheath of the male are considered unlucky.

"Teat it, papa," and he laid his little head on papa's breast with perfect confidence that the pain would soon be gone.

Teat-like fleshy protuberances observable on the bodies of various larv.

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