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- [teet, tit]
- /tit, tɪt/
- /tiːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teet, tit]
- /tit, tɪt/
Definitions of teat word
- noun teat the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla. 1
- noun teat something resembling a teat. 1
- noun teat nipple 1
- noun teat nipple-shaped rubber tip 1
- countable noun teat A teat is a pointed part on the body of a female animal which her babies suck in order to get milk. 0
- countable noun teat A teat is a piece of rubber or plastic that is shaped like a teat, especially one that is fitted to a bottle so that a baby can drink from it. 0
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Origin of teat
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English tete < Old French < Germanic; see tit2
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Parts of speech for Teat
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pronoun
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teat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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.
teat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for teat
noun teat
- breast — A woman's breasts are the two soft, round parts on her chest that can produce milk to feed a baby.
- 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.
- mammilla — Anatomy. the nipple of the mamma, or breast.
- nipple — TrackPoint
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