noun · rare

teat

teat · teats

сосок

сосок, соска

Sauger, Brustwarze

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

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/tiːt/

» The teat filled up with milk.

Meaning

3 senses

The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
Brustwarze, Sauger
сосо́кsosók, со́скаsóska
the small projection of a mammary gland
Something resembling a teat, such as a small protuberance or nozzle.
An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.

Examples

22 sentences

The teat filled up with milk.
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Ziri's ewe has very little teats.
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The ewe's teat was injured and swollen.
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Yanni uses wash rags to wash his goat's teats.
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Yanni needs wash rags to wash his goat's teats.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

projection of mammary gland:

feeding bottle top:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

projection of mammary gland:

feeding bottle top:

Origin

From Middle English tete, from Old French tete (“teat”) (compare French tette), from Frank

From Middle English tete, from Old French tete (“teat”) (compare French tette), from Frankish *tittā, *tittō, from Proto-Germanic *tittaz (“teat; nipple; breast”), ultimately of expressive origin. Compare Old High German zizza ("teat"; modern German Zitze), whence also Italian zizza (“teat”).

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