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teat

Pronunciation: /tiːt/
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Definition of teat

noun

  • a nipple of the mammary gland of a female mammal, from which the milk is sucked by the young.
  • British a thing resembling a teat or nipple, especially a perforated plastic bulb by which an infant or young animal can suck milk from a bottle.

Origin:

Middle English (superseding earlier tit2): from Old French tete, probably of Germanic origin

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