breasted

breast·ed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bres-tid]
- /ˈbrɛs tɪd/
- /brest.ɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bres-tid]
- /ˈbrɛs tɪd/

Definitions of breasted word

adjective breasted having a breast. 1
adjective breasted having a specified kind of breast (usually used in combination): narrow-breasted. 1
noun breasted Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest. 1
noun breasted Zoology. the corresponding part in quadrupeds. 1
noun breasted either of the pair of mammae occurring on the chest in humans and having a discrete areola around the nipple, especially the mammae of the female after puberty, which are enlarged and softened by hormonally influenced mammary-gland development and fat deposition and which secrete milk after the birth of a child: the breasts of males normally remain rudimentary. 1
noun breasted the part of a garment that covers the chest. 1

See all 21 definitions of breasted

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Origin of breasted

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1275-1300; See origin at breast, -ed3

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Parts of speech for Breasted

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Breasted

breasted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for breasted

noun breasted

foregrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of foreground.
fronted — Simple past tense and past participle of front.

All 2 Synonyms of breasted