nipple

== English == === Alternative forms === neple, nypil, nyppell, neapel, neaple, neble (obsolete) === Etymology === From earlier neple, nypil, neble, believed to be a diminutive of nib, neb (“tip, point”), equivalent to nib +‎ -le. Compare Old English nypel (“elephant trunk”), formed analogously as "a protuberance from one's neb" . === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪ.p(ə)l/ Rhymes: -ɪpəl === Noun === nipple (plural nipples) (anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.] Synonyms: tit; see also Thesaurus:nipples The nipple (definition 1) and the areola together. A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner. [from 16th c.] An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants. [from 17th c.] Synonym: teat Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on computer keyboards. Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part. (now chiefly historical) A perforated segment that fits into part of the breech of a muzzle-loading gun, on which the percussion cap is fixed. [from 19th c.] (plumbing, chiefly US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.] (cycling) An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim. [from 20th c.] (computing, humorous) A pointing stick. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: nippel → German: Nippel → Danish: nippel → Norwegian: nippel ==== Translations ==== === Verb === nipple (third-person singular simple present nipples, present participle nippling, simple past and past participle nippled) (transitive) To fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple. (transitive) To give one's nipple to (a baby) to allow breastfeeding. === See also === smuggling raisins === Further reading === nipple on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === lippen == Yola == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɪpəl/ === Noun === nipple diminutive of neape GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY: Nipple is a diminutive of nape or neap. === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 59