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I was once a welfare recipient and am very aware of the successes and failures of this critical safety net. There are those that would have us believe that those receiving TANF benefits are lazy, shiftless, freeloaders who are just sitting around thinking of another way to suckle from the government teat.
Gwen Moore

Meaning of "teat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TEAT

From Old French tete, of Germanic origin; compare Old English titt, Middle High German zitze.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TEAT

teat  [tiːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Teat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TEAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

teat

Mammary gland

A mammary gland is an organ in female mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. Mammals get their name from the word "mammary." In humans, the mammary glands are situated in the breasts. In ruminants such as cows, goats, and deer, the mammary glands are contained in the udders. The mammary glands of mammals other than primates, such as dogs and cats, are sometimes called dugs.

Definition of teat in the English dictionary

The definition of teat in the dictionary is the nipple of a mammary gland. Other definition of teat is something resembling a teat in shape or function, such as the rubber mouthpiece of a feeding bottle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TEAT


beat
biːt
complete
kəmˈpliːt
delete
dɪˈliːt
eat
iːt
elite
ɪˈliːt
feat
fiːt
feet
fiːt
heat
hiːt
meat
miːt
meet
miːt
petite
pəˈtiːt
repeat
rɪˈpiːt
seat
siːt
sheet
ʃiːt
street
striːt
suite
swiːt
sweet
swiːt
treat
triːt
tweet
twiːt
visite
vɪˈziːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEAT

tease out
teasel
teaseler
teaselled
teaseller
teaselling
teaser
teashop
teasing
teasingly
Teasmade
teaspoon
teaspoonful
teataster
teatime
teaware
teazel
teazelled
teazelling
teazle

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEAT

back seat
backseat
cheat
child seat
defeat
great
heartbeat
hot seat
in the driver´s seat
neat
offbeat
peat
preheat
retreat
sweat
the heat
threat
to be in the driver´s seat
upbeat
wheat

Synonyms and antonyms of teat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «teat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEAT

Find out the translation of teat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of teat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «teat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乳头
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tetina
570 millions of speakers

English

teat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चूची
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حلمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соска
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাঁট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tétine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zitze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乳首
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

젖꼭지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seneng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

núm vú cao su của trẻ con
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முலை காம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tettarella
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

smoczek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

соска
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tetină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θηλή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spene
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smokken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of teat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEAT»

The term «teat» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.994 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «teat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «teat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about teat

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QUOTES WITH «TEAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word teat.
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Gwen Moore
I was once a welfare recipient and am very aware of the successes and failures of this critical safety net. There are those that would have us believe that those receiving TANF benefits are lazy, shiftless, freeloaders who are just sitting around thinking of another way to suckle from the government teat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEAT»

Discover the use of teat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to teat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Other Glass Teat
THE GLASS TEAT, you know that as a writer who works in the tv industry—quite apart from my feelings as a viewer—my enchantment with the medium is anything but constant. Without recourse to the remark crude, I have been known to point ...
Harlan Ellison, 2014
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Bovine Anatomy: An Illustrated Text
The diagnosis of udder diseases and the possible need for surgery, such as removal of half of the udder (mastectomy) or the amputation of a teat, require anatomical knowledge of the structure of the udder, its suspensory apparatus, blood ...
Klaus-Dieter Budras, 2003
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Rebhun's Diseases of Dairy Cattle
When surgery is done at this early age, it does not matter whether the ancillary teat has a separate gland. If, however, surgery is delayed until after the first lactation, surgical repairs may become considerably more complicated because of the ...
Thomas J. Divers, Simon Francis Peek, 2008
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Handbook of Detergents, Part E: Applications
A wide variety of organic materials are found to be effective for forming a film barrier in teat dip formulations. These film agents are typically polymeric organic material such as PVP, polyvinyl alcohols (PVAs), and other vinyl polymers; protein ...
Uri Zoller, 2008
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Mastitis Control in Dairy Herds
are the supernumeraries, simply roll the teat between your finger and thumb. The supernumerary is much thicker and has no palpable teat cistern. It is most easily removed by lifting the skin under its base with your finger (Plate 2.7), and simply ...
Roger William Blowey, Peter Edmondson, 2010
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Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals
ducts empty into the lactiferous sinus, which is composed of the gland cistern ( within the gland) and the teat cistern (within the teat). Dilatations that occur along many of the ducts also store milk, in addition to the lactiferous sinus. The Teat The ...
William O. Reece, 2009
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Mastitis in Dairy Production: Current Knowledge and Future ...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of postmilking teat dip containing lactic acid and glycerine formulation on chapped teat skin. Thirty lactating cows with severely chapped and cracked teat skin in three commercial dairy ...
Hendrik Hogeveen, 2005
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Goat Medicine
Much more serious is their propensity to eventually erode through the wall of the teat. This leads to mastitis and loss of the udder half, as may penetration of the streak canal by bacteria harbored in tumors located near the teat orifice. Myiasis  ...
Mary C. Smith, David M. Sherman, 2009
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The Complete Guide to the Care of Macropods: A Comprehensive ...
Kangaroos and wallaroos are notorious for initially refusing to open their mouths, whereas the wallaby species tend to accept the artificial teat more readily. However, no species will willingly open their mouth to feed initially, so their mouth ...
Lynda Staker, 2006
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Advanced Robotics & Intelligent Machines
using a joystick, and a button is pressed to store each teat position. During automatic milking, the robot picks up a teat cup and moves to each teat position in the x-y plane at approximately 80 mm below the teat tip. It then raises the teat cup on ...
J. O. Gray, Darwin G. Caldwell, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term teat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cutting Title X Still Leaves Planned Parenthood Fat on the Public Teat
Pro-life activists and legislators have tried for years to “defund” Planned Parenthood through the elimination of the Nixon-era federal program known as Title X ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
2
Teat headed to Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Dan Teat eyes the Mann Cup in this file photo. He won six Canadian titles en route to the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He'll be inducted in November. «Brampton Guardian, Jul 15»
3
New UK Software Ad Features Man-On-Man Teat Suckling
A new TV spot in the UK features a burly, shirtless gladiator crashing through a car dealership to scoop up a bumbling salesman and have him suckle on one of ... «NewNowNext, Jun 15»
4
Words From a Nerd: Twisting the nostalgia teat
"Jurassic World" does all it can to twist the nostalgia teat until it's purple and raw, then winds up one last slap for good measure. It's a popcorn movie to the bone, ... «Colorado Daily, Jun 15»
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Mum's warning over novelty dummies after teat falls off in her hand
A mum is warning parents not to buy novelty dummies after a teat fell off one she had just taken out of her 13-week-old son's mouth. Sarah Scott had bought the ... «Manchester Evening News, May 15»
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Christie Blatchford: Less than a day after his Senate appointment …
2 of the new year, well before he was sworn in, Duffy seamlessly had made the switch to the public teat. It took less than 24 hours. And when he submitted what ... «National Post, Apr 15»
7
Asda recalls dummy after complaint of detached teat
In the latest recall, the £2.25 dummy is being withdrawn from shops after a customer complained on Facebook that the teat had come away from the casing of ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
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SAG Awards: Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones' Speech Was 100 …
AFI Fest Begins November 5, 2015. SAG Awards: Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones' Speech Was 100 Percent "Worth a Horse's Teat". Play. Current Time 0:00. «Hollywood Reporter, Jan 15»
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Automatic teat disinfection more accurate than manual
Automatic teat disinfection spraying gives better coverage compared with manual ones, new research has found. A study was carried out on a 60-point rotary ... «FarmersWeekly, Nov 14»
10
Teat dips with NPE being removed from market
Over the past few months, several cooperatives nationwide have sent letters asking their producer members to use teat dips without NPEs (Nonylphenol ... «Dairy Herd Management, Oct 14»

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