teat

teat

noun \ˈtit, ˈtēt\

Definition of TEAT

1

: the protuberance through which milk is drawn from an udder or breast : nipple

2

: a small projection or a nib (as on a mechanical part)

— teat·ed \ˈti-təd, ˈtē-\ adjective

Origin of TEAT

Middle English tete, in part from Old English tit; in part from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English tit teat, Middle High German zitze

First Known Use: 12th century

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with TEAT

beat, beet, bleat, cheat, cleat, Crete, deet, eat, feat, fleet, Geat, gleet, greet, heat, lied, meat, meet, mete, neat, peat, pleat, seat, sheet, skeet, sleet, street, suite, sweet, treat, tweet, weet, wheat