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noun
- The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- An artificial nipple used for bottle-feeding infants.
Translations: - Dutch: speen
- French: trayon (1) tétine (2)
- German: Brustwarze (1), Sauger (2)
- Italian: capezzolo
(trans-mid)
- Spanish: pezón
Etymology: French tette, which is of Teutonic origin and replaced Old English titt, which survives as English tit. Confer German Zitze, "teat".
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