teats

[teet, tit] Origin

teat

[teet, tit]
noun
1.
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
2.
something resembling a teat.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English tete < Old French < Germanic; see tit2
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Word Origin & History

teat
mid-13c., from O.Fr. tete "teat" (12c.), from P.Gmc. *titta (source of O.E. titt, see tit).
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Medical Dictionary

teat (tēt, tĭt)
n.

  1. See nipple.

  2. The female breast; mamma.

  3. A papilla.

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Science Dictionary
teat   (tēt, tĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
A small projection near the center of the mammary gland of many female mammals that contains the outlet of the milk ducts. Each teat contains a single milk duct, while nipples each contain more than one.
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