Definition of Nipple

1. Noun. The small projection of a mammary gland.

Exact synonyms: Mamilla, Mammilla, Pap, Teat, Tit
Generic synonyms: Reproductive Organ, Sex Organ
Group relationships: Mamma, Mammary Gland

2. Noun. A flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier.
Group relationships: Bottle, Feeding Bottle, Nursing Bottle
Generic synonyms: Cap

Definition of Nipple

1. n. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.

Definition of Nipple

1. a protuberance on the breast [n -S] : NIPPLED [adj]

Medical Definition of Nipple

1. 1. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap. 2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged. 3. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge. 4. A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings. Solder nipple, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of a lead pipe by soldering. Origin: Formerly neble, a dim. Of neb. See Neb, Nib. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nipple

Nipkow disk
nipped
nipper
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nippered
nippering
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nippier
nippiest
nippily
nippiness
nippinesses
nipping
nippingly
nipple (current term)
nipple (current term)
nippled
nipples
nipples
nipplewort
nipple line
nipple shield
nipple shield
nippling
Nippon
Nipponese
nippostrongylus
nippy
NIPR
nips

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