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teats

teats is the plural of teat.

Meaning of teat

Noun

teat (plural teats)

  1. The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
    • Milk formed their chief diet, and this they were supposed to imbibe from the witch herself, from a third "teat" which had been made beneath the arm by a nip from the Devil's pincers.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 107
  2. Something resembling a teat, such as a small protuberance or nozzle.
  3. An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.

See all 4 meanings of teat

Proper noun capitalized: Teats

Teats

  1. (plural) plural of Teat

Phrases with teats

Questions about teats

What is teats the plural of?
Teats is the plural of teat.
What part of speech is teats?
Teats is a proper noun.

Words near teats in the dictionary

  1. teatowel
  2. teatowels
  3. teatox
  4. teatray
  5. teatrays
  6. teats
  7. Teatta
  8. teaware
  9. teawares
  10. teawhisk
  11. teawhisks

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