Udder Meaning
/ˈʌdə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.
nounA woman's breast.
Sentence Examples
Does a cow have a pink udder?
Yanni cleaned his goat's udder.
Yanni cleans his goat's udder very well before he milks it.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer milked the cow by gently squeezing her ____ to get fresh milk.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The farmer skillfully milked the cow, carefully handling its large and heavy ____ every single morning early today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The udder of the hyena, tied on the left arm, enticed the affection of any desired woman."
— 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 60:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer milked the cow by gently squeezing her ____ to get fresh milk.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The farmer skillfully milked the cow, carefully handling its large and heavy ____ every single morning early today.