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Noun: nipple  ni-pul
  1. The small projection of a mammary gland
    - mammilla, mamilla, pap [dialect], teat
     
  2. A flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
     
  3. A small protrusion on a device, esp. one through which liquids can be passed in a regulated manner
     
  4. A short pipe with a screw thread at both ends, used as a connector

Derived forms: nipples

Type of: cap, reproductive organ, sex organ

Part of: bottle, feeding bottle, mamma, mammary gland, nursing bottle

Encyclopedia: Nipple