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mammary

mam·ma·ry
M m

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mam-uh-ree]
    • /ˈmæm ə ri/
    • /ˈmæm.ər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mam-uh-ree]
    • /ˈmæm ə ri/

Definitions of mammary word

  • adjective mammary of or relating to the mamma or breast. 1
  • noun mammary Denoting or relating to the human female breasts or the milk-secreting organs of other mammals. 1
  • adjective mammary relating to breasts 1
  • adjective mammary Mammary means relating to the breasts. 0
  • adjective mammary of, relating to, or like a mamma or breast 0
  • adjective mammary designating or of the milk-secreting glands; of the mammae 0
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Origin of mammary

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1675-85; mamm(a)2 + -ary

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Parts of speech for Mammary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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mammary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • colostrum

    the thin milky secretion from the nipples that precedes and follows true lactation. It consists largely of serum and white blood cells

  • letdown

    a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.

  • mammal

    any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg-laying monotremes, giving birth to live young.

  • mammary artery

    any of several arteries that distribute blood to the muscles and organs of the thorax: used as a replacement artery in coronary bypass surgery.

  • mammary gland

    any of the compound accessory reproductive organs of female mammals that occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface and contain milk-producing lobes with ducts that empty into an external nipple, becoming functional when young are born and secreting milk for the duration of suckling.

  • marsupial

    any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia, comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females of most species having a marsupium containing the mammary glands and serving as a receptacle for the young.
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