teat
teat Lexical Profile
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• noun
A nipple of the mammary gland of a female mammal, especially that of a cow, goat, or other quadruped, from which the young suckle milk.
"The newborn calf instinctively searched for its mother's teat shortly after standing up."
British A perforated rubber or silicone cap fitted to the top of a feeding bottle, through which a baby sucks milk or formula.
"She sterilized the glass feeding bottles and silicone teats in boiling water before preparing the infant's formula."
Word Nuance & Usage
In standard modern usage, "teat" is primarily used to refer to the mammary projections of female quadrupeds (such as cows, goats, or dogs), whereas "nipple" is the standard term for humans.
• Rhymes for teat
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English tete, borrowed from Old French tete, which is of Germanic origin and cognate with Old English tit.