noun
nipple
NIHP-uhl
noun
1
The small raised point on a breast through which a mother's milk can flow.
"The nurse checked that the newborn could latch on properly."
2
The soft rubber tip on a baby bottle that a baby sucks from.
"Sterilize the nipple before each feeding."
3
A small threaded fitting used to join pipes or hoses together.
"The plumber replaced the corroded brass nipple on the gas line."
How to Use Nipple
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe tip of the breast (or a bottle teat), or in engineering, a short threaded pipe connector.
Word Forms
nippled past tense, nipples plural, nipples singular
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Etymology
Related to "nib," an old word for a point or tip.