nipple
nip·ple
nipple · nipples · nippled · nippling
To fit with a nippleTo fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple.
/ˈnɪp.əl/
» Layla's right nipple was cut off.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple.
(transitive)To give one's nipple to (a baby) to allow breastfeeding.
Examples
23 sentencesLayla's right nipple was cut off.
Skura got her right nipple pierced.
Have you had any nipple discharge?
My nipples will get too perky.
I have a discharge from my nipple.
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Origin
From earlier neple, nypil, neble, believed to be a diminutive of nib, neb (“tip, point”),From earlier neple, nypil, neble, believed to be a diminutive of nib, neb (“tip, point”), equivalent to nib + -le. Compare Old English nypel (“elephant trunk”), formed analogously as "a protuberance from one's neb" .
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Forms
nipples, nippling, nippled, nippledWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsmuggling raisins
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle