nipple

CEFRB2

/ˈnɪp.əl/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The small raised part in the center of a breast.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner.

Examples

  • I have a discharge from my nipple.

  • The circular area around the nipple is called areola.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈnɪpʰ.əl] ~ [ˈnɪpʰ.l̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The nipple (definition 1) and the areola together.

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

  3. An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.

More examples

In context

  • Layla's right nipple was cut off.

  • Turn the nipples on to the bicycle spokes only one turn, for each spoke on the new wheel all the way around until they are all snug, then check alignment.

  • I could tell he didn't agree but he went to the corner and took up his squirrel gun, feeling the nipple for a percussion cap.

Synonyms

Quick test

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The mother carefully put the bottle's blank into the baby's mouth for feeding.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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" .