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nipple
- /ˈnɪp.əl/
- [ˈnɪpʰ.əl] ~ [ˈnɪpʰ.l̩]
Rhymes with -ɪpəl
Where it comes from
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" .
noun nipples · neple · nypil · nyppell · neapel · neaple
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The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk feeling herself flushing with disapproval. And artificial nipple-dilation; it was just too much.
Similar: tit, nipples, blinkers, braille, bullets, bumps, chichis, circuit breakers, cookies, daggers, diamond cutters, dinner plates
- The nipple (noun sense 1) and the areola together. Joan Trieste wore skin-tight dark pants and slippers and a cotton man’s-style shirt; as far as he could tell, she had on no bra, as fashion dictated, but her nipples were merely flat dark circles beneath the white cotton fabric of her shirt: she could not afford or did not care to have the currently
- A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner.
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An artificial nipple (noun sense 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.
Similar: teat
- Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on computer keyboards.
- Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
- A perforated segment that fits into part of the breech of a muzzle-loading gun, on which the percussion cap is fixed. 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.
- A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector.
- An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim. 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.
- A pointing stick.
verb nipples · nippling · nippled · neple · nypil
- To fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple.
- To give one's nipple to (a baby) to allow breastfeeding.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: teat, mamilla, mammilla, tit, pap, areola, pacifier, nozzle, mouthpiece, mammary papilla, papilla, dug, tip, spout, knob, bud
Translations
Every language
noun small protrusion on machinery that fits into a groove
| Deutsch | Nippel |
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noun short threaded connecting tube
| Português | niple, nípel |
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| Français | mamelon |
| Deutsch | Stutzen, Verbindungsstück, Nippel |
| Русский | ни́ппель níppelʹ |
noun piece to connect a bicycle spoke to the rim
| Português | niple, cabeça |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Speichennippel, Nippel |
noun projection of mammary gland
| Español | pezón, tetilla |
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| 한국어 | 젖꼭지 jeotkkokji, 유두 yudu, 젖 jeot |
| 日本語 | 乳首, 乳頭 nyūtō, ニップル nippuru |
| 中文 | 乳頭 /乳头 rǔtóu, 奶頭 /奶头 nǎitóu |
| हिन्दी | चुचुक cucuk, स्तनाग्र stanāgra, कुचाग्र kucāgra, भिटनी bhiṭnī |
| Kiswahili | chuchu |
| Português | mamilo, bico do peito, bico do seio |
| Français | mamelon, téton, tétin |
| Deutsch | Nippel, Brustwarze |
| Italiano | capezzolo |
| Ελληνικά | ρώγα róga, θηλή thilí |
| Română | sfârc, gurgui, țâță, mamelon |
| Русский | сосо́к sosók, со́ска sóska |
| Tiếng Việt | núm vú |
| العربية | حَلَمَة ḥalama |
| עברית | פִּטְמָה pitma |
noun device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner
| Português | bico |
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title = {nipple},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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