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breast

breast

706 1.0
One of the two soft round parts on a woman's chest that make milk
  • noun
  • /brɛst/
translation icon : mama
  • Such studies have brought into question the benefit of the Breast Screening Programme as a whole.
  • breast cancer
  • breast-feeding
  • breast milk

I wish I had these breasts, but I don't.

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Examples

  • Collectively, these narratives present breast cancer as an opportunity for a new and improved breast.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Among the nude images, a subset places breast health within a medical context.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Any suggestions for when the most appropriate time might be to deliver breast reconstruction information?

    Academic text (2012)
  • So I've been feeling pain in my right breast for about a month.

  • Ten of the images depict women covering their breasts with their hands in a protective gesture.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The present study aimed to track aesthetic outcomes in implant breast reconstruction cases that involved complications.

    Academic text (2015)
  • For analysis purposes, the breast surgery group included subjects who underwent breast augmentation or breast reduction procedures.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In her support group, she shared her experience with breast cancer to help others feel less alone.

  • The new study focuses on the importance of regular screenings for women to detect any changes in their breasts early.

  • During the ceremony, the artists created a beautiful mural celebrating women's breasts and body positivity.

Synonyms

tit
vsbreast
  • Offensive
228 9.9

A rude word for a woman's breast

is the clinical anatomical name not the slang or vulgar usage
boob
vsbreast
  • NSFW
188 8.9

One of the two soft parts on a woman's chest

is the neutral anatomical term rather than informal or slang usage
titty
vsbreast
  • Offensive
87 9.9

An informal, rude word for one of the two soft parts on a woman's chest that make milk

is the neutral clinical term rather than crude or vulgar speech
bosom
vsbreast
28 4.4

The chest area, especially a woman's breast, or the part of clothing that covers it

refers to the specific milk-producing organ rather than the chest area
bust
vsbreast
19 5.1

The chest area of a woman around the breasts

denotes the single milk-producing organ rather than the whole chest
knocker
vsbreast
  • Offensive
5 9.9

A slang word for a woman's breast

is the neutral anatomical name not the slang or colloquial label
tittie
vsbreast
  • Offensive
4 9.9

A rude slang word for a woman's breast

is the neutral scientific expression rather than casual vulgar language
mammary gland
vsbreast
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A body part in female mammals that makes milk to feed babies

focuses on human anatomy specifically rather than broad mammal reference
mamma
vsbreast
  • Specialized
1 5.8

The part of a female animal that makes milk to feed her young

is limited to human females rather than all female mammals
bubby
vsbreast
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A slang word for a woman's breast

is the neutral anatomical term rather than playful or slang language

Idioms

To tell the whole truth about something wrong you did

9.1

Show deep regret by hitting your chest and crying

Compounds

252 2.7

A serious disease in the breast where abnormal cells grow and form a lump

breast implant
  • Specialized
28 3.8

A device that doctors put inside a breast to rebuild or enlarge it

24 1.8

Milk made by a mother to feed her baby

A pocket on the chest of a jacket or coat for small items

chicken breast
  • Archaic
8 8.2

A bone in the chest that sticks out, often in children with rickets

How healthy a person's breasts are and how free they are from disease

A cut of meat from the front chest of a young cow often stuffed and roasted

At the level of a person's chest

breast drill
  • Specialized
8.1

A hand tool with a rotating metal bit and a flat plate you press against the chest to make holes

A cut of lamb with the breastbone and meat around it, often roasted or used in stews

At a height that reaches a person's chest

The part of a wall that sticks into a room to hold a fireplace

cystic breast disease
  • Specialized
4.6

Small lumps filled with fluid form in the breast tissue

3.3

A non-cancerous breast condition with small fluid lumps and firm areas that can be painful

A breast condition with small fluid-filled lumps and firm tissue that is not cancer and may cause pain

pigeon breast
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition where the chest bone sticks out too far

How Informal

bubby
  • Offensive
1 9.9
bosom
  • Literature
13 8.4
bust
19 5.1
breast
706 1.0
mammary gland
  • Specialized
3 4.1

Surface Forms

breast singular
breasts plural

Etymology

The word breast originally meant the 'chest' (like German Brust) and, because this part can make milk for babies, breast also came to mean the soft, milk-producing organ on a woman's chest.