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

During their trips they met a relative claiming to be the world's oldest man, picked up work in tiny sea ports and drank camel's milk straight from the udder.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

He said he monitors each cow at his farms with a device that sits in a cow’s udder and sends real-time information about the animal’s body temperature, milk acidity, etc.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

He didn’t expect to find himself under an udder on Tuesday.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

If the virus spreads primarily via milking equipment, vaccines may need to trigger immunity in the udder.

From Science Magazine • May 20, 2024

He placed the bucket under the cow’s udder, then quickly knelt, pressing his face against the warm flanks.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

Related Words

• bosom
• chest
• nipple