Teat Definition

tēt, tĭt
teats
noun
teats
Webster's New World
A nipple of the mammary gland; a mamilla.
American Heritage Medicine
Any small projection like a teat.
Webster's New World

The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.

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Singular:
teat
Plural:
teats

Origin of Teat

  • From French tette, of Germanic origin. It replaced Old English titt, which survives as English tit. Confer Dutch tiet and German Zitze, "teat".

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English tete from Old French of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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