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. 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
2. something resembling a teat in shape or function, such as the rubber mouthpiece of a feeding bottle

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of teat¹

1250–1300; Middle English tete < Old French < Germanic; tit ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of teat¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bosom
• chest
• nipple