teat

noun

ˈtit  ˈtēt 

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)

teated

ˈti-təd

ˈtē- 

adjective

Examples of teat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the Astronaut cleans the teats, a laser sensor guides a robotic arm to attach the teat cups. —IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025

Emil Nicolai Helms/AP The Animal Protection Denmark welfare group says that sows are bred in the Danish pig industry to produce about 20 piglets at a time, but only have 14 teats, forcing the piglets to compete for breastmilk, leading to starvation of many. —CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025

After a loud beep, one steps onto a metal plate as a set of white tubes descends onto her teats. —Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025

The cashier then turned to a pair of singing possums played by Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim, crooning The Lion King-style about how the milk comes from… well, a possum’s teat. —Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 2 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tete, teet "nipple of a human or animal, woman's breast," borrowed from Anglo-French tete (also continental Old French), either borrowed from West Germanic *tittōn- or an independent Romance formation, both of nursery origin — more at tit entry 1

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for teat

• beat
• beet
• bleat
• cheat
• cleat
• creat
• deet
• eat
• feat
• feet
• fleet
• greet

Kids Definition

teat

noun

ˈtit  ˈtēt 

: the part of a breast or udder through which milk is drawn : nipple

Medical Definition

teat

noun

ˈtit  ˈtēt 

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