English Explanatory Dictionary

nipple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
  2. The nipple (definition 1) and the areola together.
  3. A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner.
  4. An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.
  5. Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on computer keyboards.
  6. Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
  7. A perforated segment that fits into part of the breech of a muzzle-loading gun, on which the percussion cap is fixed.
  8. A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector.
  9. An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim.
  10. A pointing stick.
verb
  1. To fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple.
  2. To give one's nipple to (a baby) to allow breastfeeding.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɪp.əl/ [ˈnɪpʰ.əl] ~ [ˈnɪpʰ.l̩] en-us-nipple.ogg

Word forms

nipple nipples neple nypil nyppell neapel neaple neble nippling nippled

Etymology

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" .

Synonyms

tit nipples blinkers braille bullets bumps chichis circuit breakers cookies daggers diamond cutters dinner plates glass cutters high beams headlights horns nertz nips nubbins pancakes paps pimentos pointers points raisins silver dollars teats tits thermometers teat

Related words

smuggling raisins

Derived words

Batnipples grease nipple lipple micronipple nip Nipple Butte nipple cactus nipple clamp nipple clip nipple-confused nipple confusion nipple cripple nippled nipple-dilated nipple-dilation nipplefruit nipplegasm Nipplegate nipple gong nipple guard nippleless nipplelike nipple mouse nipple pastie nipple pasty nipple shield nipplewort nipple wrench nippley nipply Paget's disease of the nipple pepperoni nipple scalp-ear-nipple syndrome slippery nipple spoke nipple

Translations

Bulgarian: ни́пел Dutch: nippel Finnish: liitin Finnish: nippa French: mamelon German: Stutzen German: Verbindungsstück German: Nippel German: Speichennippel Portuguese: niple Portuguese: nípel Portuguese: cabeça Russian: ни́ппель
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