nip‧ple /ˈnɪp
əl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: Perhaps from neb, nib 'point'; ⇒ nib]
1. the small dark circular part of a woman’s breast. Babies suck milk through their mother’s nipples.
2. one of the two small dark circular parts on a man’s chest
3. American English the rubber part on a baby’s bottle that a baby sucks milk through
Synonym : teat British English4. a part in an engine or machine made of rubber or plastic and shaped like a nipple. It has a hole in it which liquid can flow or be poured through.
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