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nipple definition

nip·ple (nip′əl)

noun

  1. the small protuberance on a breast or udder through which, in the female, the milk passes in suckling the young; teat
  2. an artificial teatlike part, as of rubber, in the cap of a baby's nursing bottle
  3. any projection, part, or thing resembling the nipple of a breast in shape or function; specif.,
    1. a short piece of pipe with both ends threaded
    2. a projection with a small opening through which a liquid or grease can be forced

Etymology: earlier neble, prob. dim. of neb

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nipple Synonyms

nipple

n.

mammilla, papilla, areola, mammary, mammary gland, dug, teat, tit, teatlike object, breast, udder, pacifier.


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nipple Usage Examples

Possessives

  • jogger: I take you've heard of joggers ' nipple?

Converse of object

  • bleed: I would put money on the union or the bleed nipple never having had a spanner on either.

Adjective modifier

  • sore: I had no idea that my baby would demand to suck on my sore nipples for two hours during each feed.

Modifies a noun

  • tassel: Related articles Artists stories: That nipple tassel girl a-n Magazine March 2004 Artist's story: Nicola Malkin Features: Big business?

Noun used with modifier

  • grease: The grease nipples are situated on the front or bottom of the axle.
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nipple quotes

La cruaute¤  , bien loin d'e"  tre un vice, est le premier sentiment qu'imprime en nous la nature; l'enfant brise son hochet, mord le te¤  ton de sa nourrice, e¤  trangle son oiseau, bien avant que d'avoir l'a"  ge de raison. Far from being a vice, cruelty is the primary feeling that nature imprints in us. The infant breaks its rattle, bites its nurse's nipple, and strangles a bird, well before reaching the age of reason.

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