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Meaning of TEAT

Pronunciation:  teet

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the small projection of a mammary gland
 
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 Synonyms: mamilla, mammilla, nipple, pap, tit
 
 See Also: mamma, mammary gland, reproductive organ, sex organ

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Teat\, n. [OE. tete, titte, AS. tit, titt; akin to LG. &
OD. titte, D. tet, G. zitze: cf. F. tette, probably of
Teutonic origin.]
1. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the
   udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla;
   a dug; a tit.
2. (Mach.) A small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat
   of an animal.
 
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