udder

[ uhd-er ]

noun

1. a mamma or mammary gland, especially when baggy and with more than one teat, as in cows.

udder

/ ˈʌdə /

noun

1. the large baglike mammary gland of cows, sheep, etc, having two or more teats

udder

/ 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of udder¹

before 1000; Middle English uddre, Old English ūder; cognate with German Euter, Latin ūber, Greek oûthar, Sanskrit ū́dhar

Word History and Origins

Origin of udder¹

Old English ūder; related to Old High German ūtar, Old Norse jūr, Latin ūber, Sanskrit ūdhar

Example Sentences

For three years, Strickland brought her laptop to her tiny rented lab space so she could run experiments with her cow udder cells between writing and editing assignments.

From MIT Technology Review

No food can be substituted for the well-filled udder of the parent, which is so safe, healthful, and nutritious.

From Project Gutenberg

The cow should be bled, and take a large dose of physic; then wash the udder as in caked bag.

From Project Gutenberg

Fulfil our prayer, like the udder of a barren cow, and make the prayer glorious by booty to the singer.

From Project Gutenberg

If they gits ter Heaven, they don' wan'er, and if they gits ter de udder place they can't.

From Project Gutenberg

I haf tell der peauties of der commune, vere no selfishness vas, no law, but efery man equal und none petter as some udder.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• bosom
• chest
• nipple