nipple

nip-ple · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The small projection at the center of the breast or udder through which milk is discharged in mammals.

  2. 2.

    The rubber or silicone mouthpiece on a baby's bottle.

  3. 3.

    A small projection resembling a nipple in form or function, especially one from which a fluid is discharged.

Forms

plural: nipples

Related words

See also: bottle, breast, teat
Synonyms: mammilla, teat

Etymology

From Middle English neble, nybble, perhaps a diminutive of neb ("beak, nose"), or related to nip.