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The small projection near the center of the mammary gland containing the outlets of the milk ducts through which young mammals obtain milk from the adult female; a teat.
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A corresponding projection of the male breast.
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The rubber cap on a bottle from which a baby nurses.
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A pacifier for an infant.
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Any of various devices functioning like or resembling a nipple, especially:
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