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Webster 1913 Edition
Teat
Teat
(tēt)
, Noun.
[OE.
tete
, titte
, AS. tit
, titt
; akin to LG. & OD. titte
, D. tet
, G. zitze
: cf. F. tette
, probably of Teutonic origin.] 1.
The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla; a dug; a tit.
2.
(Mach.)
A small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat of an animal.
Webster 1828 Edition
Teat
TEAT
Definition 2024
teat
teat
See also: teát
English
Noun
teat (plural teats)
- The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.
Synonyms
Translations
projection of mammary gland
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feeding bottle top