nipple
nip·ple [nipple nipples] BrE [ˈnɪpl] NAmE [ˈnɪpl] noun
1. either of the two small round dark parts on a person's chest. Babies can suck milk from their mother's breasts through the nipples. 
2. (NAmE) (BrE teat)the rubber part at the end of a baby's bottle that the baby sucks in order to get milk, etc. from the bottle
3. a small metal, plastic or rubber object that is shaped like a nipple with a small hole in the end, especially one that is used as part of a machine to direct oil, etc. into a particular place
•a grease nipple
See also: ↑teat
Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (also as neble, nible): perhaps a diminutive of neb.
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