Word Meaning

nipple definition and meaning

n. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.
n. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an oil bag, is discharged.
n. Any small projection or article in which there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge.
n. A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two other fittings.

Crossword clues for nipple

- Part of teat on bottle
- Teat