Topic: DAILY LIFE
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from neb, nib 'point'; NIB |
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nip‧ple
[countable]
[countable]1HBH the small dark circular part of a woman's breast. Babies suck milk through their mother's nipples.
2HBH one of the two small dark circular parts on a man's chest
3 American EnglishDHB the rubber part on a baby's bottle that a baby sucks milk through [= teat British English]
4DT a part in an engine or machine made of rubber or plastic and shaped like a nipple. It has a hole in it which liquid can flow or be poured through.
