Synonyms for nipple

Most common

teat · udder · mammilla · mamilla · pointing stick

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

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

Related words

Word family

nip nippleless nipply

Phrases

grease nipple nipple cripple nipple pastie nipple wrench nipple mouse nipple pasty

Forms

Plural

nipples → teats, paps, udders, mammillae…

Example sentences

• teat The ewe's teat was injured and swollen.
• udder Yanni cleans his goat's udder prior to milking it.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

dug¹, tit¹, pap¹

4 letters

teat¹

5 letters

udder

7 letters

mamilla

8 letters

mammilla

In other languages

Français

mamelon