English Explanatory Dictionary

udder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.
  2. A woman's breast.

Pronunciation

/ˈʌdə/ /ˈʌdɚ/ /ˈɐdə/ en-au-udder.ogg /ˈʊdə/ /ˈʌdəɾ/ /ˈʌdəɹ/ /ˈʊdəɹ/

Word forms

udder udders

Etymology

From Middle English udder, uddyr (also as uther, iddyr), from Old English ūder (“udder; breast”), from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jadder (“udder”), Dutch uier (“udder”), German Euter (“udder”), Swedish juver (“udder”), Icelandic júgur (“udder”), Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber.

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