Synonyms for nipple
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : nip-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɪp əl |
Définition of nipple
Origin :- 1530s, nyppell, "teat, duct-laden extremity of a mammalian breast," alteration of neble (1520s), probably diminutive of neb "bill, beak, snout" (see neb), hence, literally "a small projection." In reference to an artificial device on an infant's bottle, from 1875. A 16c.-17c. slang term for a woman's nipples was cherrilets.
- As in breast : noun front of upper body
- All the slopes of Nipple Top are hirsute and jagged to the last degree.
- Extract from : « In the Wilderness » by Charles Dudley Warner
- There were no flat, or Peento, peaches but a sort known as Venus's Nipple was seemingly a typical beaked peach.
- Extract from : « The Peaches of New York » by U. P. Hedrick
- It was the highest peak in the neighborhood of the coast, and was called the Nipple.
- Extract from : « Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk » by John Ross Browne
- Saying this, I walked a few steps from the place where we were lying down, to see if there was any way of scaling the Nipple.
- Extract from : « Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk » by John Ross Browne
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