teat
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teat¹
- /tiːt/
Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
From Middle English tete, from Old French tete (“teat”) (compare French tette), from Frankish *tittā, *tittō, from Proto-Germanic *tittaz (“teat; nipple; breast”), ultimately of expressive origin. Compare Old High German zizza ("teat"; modern German Zitze), whence also Italian zizza (“teat”).
It heavily displaced Old English titt, a cognate of the same origin, which survives as tit, but in more vulgar use. Compare Dutch tiet and German Zitze (“teat”).
noun teats
- The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. Milk formed their chief diet, and this they were supposed to imbibe from the witch herself, from a third "teat" which had been made beneath the arm by a nip from the Devil's pincers.
- Something resembling a teat, such as a small protuberance or nozzle.
- An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.
Teat²
Where it comes from
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Thiet, itself a variant of Thiede.
proper noun Teats
- A surname from German.
Translations
Every language
noun projection of mammary gland
| Español | pezón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 젖꼭지 jeotkkokji |
| 日本語 | 乳首, 乳頭 nyūtō, ニップル nippuru |
| 中文 | 奶頭 /奶头 nǎitóu, 乳頭 /乳头 rǔtóu |
| हिन्दी | चुचुक cucuk, स्तनाग्र stanāgra |
| Português | mamilo, bico do peito, mamá |
| Français | trayon |
| Deutsch | Brustwarze |
| Italiano | tettarella, capezzolo |
| Ελληνικά | θηλή thilí |
| Română | sfârc, țâță |
| Русский | сосо́к sosók |
| العربية | حَلَمَة ḥalama, خِلْف ḵilf |
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