nipple

Example Sentences

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He says that men should watch out for lumps, pain, discomfort or nipple inversion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“That’s it!” the nurse exclaimed, as another nurse hurried my newborn up to my nipple.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2024

The newborn kitten quickly uses its nose to navigate toward the nearest nipple and get its first sip of nourishing colostrum and milk.

From National Geographic • Jan. 2, 2024

So the kittens in the case of Teasel are instinctively "rooting" - just like human babies or puppies - for a nipple to feed on.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

Then the little mouth rooted against my breast until she had found the nipple for herself.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson