Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

teat

[teet, tit] / tit, tɪt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

That suggests mechanical transfer during milking, when a separate cup is put on each teat.

From Science Magazine Apr. 25, 2024

One day this past October, Ms. Stefanik stood in front of a dozen gigantic bins of bovine teat cleanser, decrying the war on chocolate milk to a nodding crowd of farmers.

From New York Times Dec. 31, 2022

To give up the Queen’s contribution without also giving up that of the Prince, commentators noted, hardly amounts to weaning oneself from the royal teat altogether.

From The New Yorker Jan. 10, 2020

Semex, a Canadian seller of bull semen, offers already offers a “Robot Ready ” option for cows “built for automation,” with teat lengths and temperaments bred for milking machines.

From Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2018

The lower side and tip of the teat were stained red.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

He said there was no longer any way of sterilising their milk and bottle teats to the required standard.

From Reuters Nov. 13, 2023

According to the World Health Organization’s “Ten steps to successful breastfeeding” tips, health-care providers should “Counsel mothers on the use and risks of feeding bottles, teats and pacifiers.”

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2023

A good idea doesn’t stay secret for long, and fermented yogurt became part of the diet of people from Scandinavia to the Steppe, anywhere that animals’ teats were mined for their precious mammal-nectar.

From Seattle Times Aug. 24, 2022

Since the mother does not have enough teats for all of the lambs, three will be reared by their individual mothers and two will be bottle fed.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2022

And I’d seen eggs laid, bloody puppies wet and shimmery, calves encased in a blue bubble, slippery wet ponies thin and vulnerable, and hundreds of pink piglets suckling engorged teats.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training