Main Entry: ¹breast

Pronunciation: \ˈbrest\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English brest, from Old English brēost; akin to Old High German brust breast, Old Irish brú belly, Russian bryukho

Date: before 12th century

1 : either of the pair of mammary glands extending from the front of the chest in pubescent and adult human females and some other mammals; also : either of the analogous but rudimentary organs of the male chest especially when enlarged
2 a : the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen b : the part of an article of clothing covering the breast
3 : the seat of emotion and thought : bosom
4 a : something (as a front, swelling, or curving part) resembling a breast b : face 6

— breast·ed \ˈbres-təd\ adjective