1
: the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn
2
a
: an artificial teat through which a bottle-fed infant nurses
b
: a device with an orifice through which the discharge of a liquid can be regulated
3
a
: a protuberance resembling or suggesting the nipple of a breast
b
: a small projection through which oil or grease is injected into machinery
4
: a pipe coupling consisting of a short piece of threaded tubing
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The indentations, Hollowell told me at the press preview, were the nipples of six of her friends who agreed to be cast in the work.
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Moviegoers in 1968 probably weren't ready for an Old Hollywood legend like Katharine Hepburn to talk about hanging jewelry from her nipples, but that's just one of many outrageous lines that made her performance in The Lion in Winter so intoxicating to watch.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
One clammy hand was already under her shirt, flicking her nipple through her bra.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
The snap, which the Yeezy creator first shared to his Instagram Stories Monday (Jan. 13) night, featured the fashionista rocking a black swimsuit that covers her nipples and…that’s pretty much it.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Moviegoers in 1968 probably weren't ready for an Old Hollywood legend like Katharine Hepburn to talk about hanging jewelry from her nipples, but that's just one of many outrageous lines that made her performance in The Lion in Winter so intoxicating to watch.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
One clammy hand was already under her shirt, flicking her nipple through her bra.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
The snap, which the Yeezy creator first shared to his Instagram Stories Monday (Jan. 13) night, featured the fashionista rocking a black swimsuit that covers her nipples and…that’s pretty much it.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nipple
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“Nipple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nipple. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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nipple
noun
nip·ple
ˈnip-əl 
1
: the small protruding part of the gland that in females produces milk and from which a baby or young mammal sucks milk
2
: something resembling a nipple
especially
: the mouthpiece of a bottle from which an infant feeds
Medical Definition
nipple
noun
nip·ple
ˈnip-əl
1
: the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn
2
a
: an artificial teat through which a bottle-fed infant nurses
b
: a device with an orifice through which the discharge of a liquid can be regulated
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