nipple
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈnɪpəl/
:
tetina
- Make sure the nipple is cleaned properly before each use.
- bottle nipple
- baby bottle nipple
- rubber nipple
What is the difference between the bottle and the nipple like in terms of what it does to my.
- What is the difference between the bottle and the nipple like in terms of what it does to my.
Examples
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As if by arrangement, Isaac turned toward the nipple and opened his mouth.
Fiction book (1994) -
The baby won't take a bottle with a goat's or calf's nipple on it.
Fiction book (1998) -
You want glasses or just put a nipple on the bottle?
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I remove the plastic nipple from the tip of the needle and place it on the tray.
Fiction book (1998) -
Fresh and clean drinking water was provided at all times through automatic nipple drinkers.
Academic text (2013) -
Lana's mouth seized onto the nipple, sucking so violently that the bottle began to squeak.
Fiction book (1996) -
To feed the baby, you need to attach a nipple securely to the bottle.
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She chose a bottle with a soft nipple that mimics breastfeeding.
Synonyms
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5.9
A small part on a female animal's udder that young animals suck milk from
A small glass part on baby bottles that babies drink from
Compounds
A thin rubber or plastic cover that fits over a woman's nipple to help feed a baby
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nipple comes from an old Germanic word for a small thing you can nip or nibble with your mouth, words that show small bites or 'sucking'. So a bottle nipple is the small soft part a baby sucks from.