noun · verb · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈnɪp.əl/
[ˈnɪph.əl] ~ [ˈnɪph.l̩]
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rhymes with -ɪpəl
CMU ARPABET:N IH1 P AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
Turn the nipples on to the bicycle spokes only one turn, for each spoke on the new wheel all the way around until they are all snug, then check alignment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
A pointing stick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To fit (a baby's bottle, etc.) with a nipple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
verb
Meaning 12
To give one's nipple to (a baby) to allow breastfeeding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
noun
Meaning 13
a flexible cap on a baby's feeding bottle or pacifier
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cap
14
noun
Meaning 14
the small projection of a mammary gland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mammilla, mamilla, pap, teat, tit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reproductive organ, sex organ
History
Etymology
From earlier neple, nypil, neble, believed to be a diminutive of nib, neb (“tip, point”), equivalent to nib + -le. Compare Old English nypel (“elephant trunk”), formed analogously as "a protuberance from one's neb" .
Across languages
Translations
237 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
tepel
— projection of mammary gland
Afrikaans:
nippel
— projection of mammary gland
Dupaningan Agta:
pugang
— projection of mammary gland
Albanian:
thithkë
— projection of mammary gland
Antillean Creole:
boutatété
— projection of mammary gland
Arabic:
حَلَمَة
(ḥalama)
— projection of mammary gland
Armenian:
պտուկ
(ptuk)
— projection of mammary gland
Armenian:
կրծքապտուկ
(krckʻaptuk)
— projection of mammary gland
Aromanian:
gurgulj
— projection of mammary gland
Asturian:
pezón
— projection of mammary gland
Azerbaijani:
məmə
— projection of mammary gland
Azerbaijani:
əmzik
— projection of mammary gland
Azerbaijani:
əmcək
— projection of mammary gland
Basque:
titiburo
— projection of mammary gland
Basque:
erro
— projection of mammary gland
Belarusian:
сасо́к
(sasók)
— projection of mammary gland
Bengali:
স্তনবৃন্ত
(stonbrinto)
— projection of mammary gland
Breton:
beg ar vronn
— projection of mammary gland
Bulgarian:
зъ́рно
(zǎ́rno)
— projection of mammary gland
Bulgarian:
зърно́
(zǎrnó)
— projection of mammary gland
Burmese:
နို့သီးခေါင်း
(nui.si:hkaung:)
— projection of mammary gland
Burmese:
နို့သီး
(nui.si:)
— projection of mammary gland
Catalan:
mugró
— projection of mammary gland
Cebuano:
atngal
— projection of mammary gland
Chinese Cantonese:
𢆡頭 /𢆡头
(nin1 tau4)
— projection of mammary gland
Chinese Cantonese:
乳頭 /乳头
(jyu5 tau4)
— projection of mammary gland
Chinese:
奶頭 /奶头
(zh-min-nan)
— projection of mammary gland
Chinese Mandarin:
乳頭 /乳头
(rǔtóu)
— projection of mammary gland
Chinese Mandarin:
奶頭 /奶头
(nǎitóu)
— projection of mammary gland
Coptic:
ⲭⲉⲗⲙⲓ
(khelmi)
— projection of mammary gland
Coptic:
ϭⲓ
(či)
— projection of mammary gland
Crimean Tatar:
emşek
— projection of mammary gland
Czech:
bradavka
— projection of mammary gland
Czech:
prsní bradavka
— projection of mammary gland
Danish:
brystvorte
— projection of mammary gland
Dutch:
tepel
— projection of mammary gland
Erzya:
потепря
(potepŕa)
— projection of mammary gland
Esperanto:
cico
— projection of mammary gland
Esperanto:
mampinto
— projection of mammary gland
Estonian:
nibu
— projection of mammary gland
Faroese:
vørta
— projection of mammary gland
Faroese:
bróstvørta
— projection of mammary gland
Finnish:
nänni
— projection of mammary gland
French:
mamelon
— projection of mammary gland
French:
téton
— projection of mammary gland
French:
tétin
— projection of mammary gland
Galician:
teto
— projection of mammary gland
Galician:
mamila
— projection of mammary gland
Galician:
bico de teta
— projection of mammary gland
Galician:
bico do peito
— projection of mammary gland
Gallurese:
capitùgnulu
— projection of mammary gland
Georgian:
დვრილი
(dvrili)
— projection of mammary gland
Georgian:
კერტი
(ḳerṭi)
— projection of mammary gland
Georgian:
ძუძუსთავი
(ʒuʒustavi)
— projection of mammary gland
Georgian:
ძუძუს თავი
(ʒuʒus tavi)
— projection of mammary gland
German:
Nippel
— projection of mammary gland
German:
Brustwarze
— projection of mammary gland
Greek:
ρώγα
(róga)
— projection of mammary gland
Greek:
θηλή
(thilí)
— projection of mammary gland
Ancient Greek:
θηλή
(thēlḗ)
— projection of mammary gland
Hawaiian:
maka waiū
— projection of mammary gland
Hawaiian:
maka
— projection of mammary gland
Hebrew:
פִּטְמָה
(pitma)
— projection of mammary gland
Hindi:
चुचुक
(cucuk)
— projection of mammary gland
Hindi:
स्तनाग्र
(stanāgra)
— projection of mammary gland
Hindi:
कुचाग्र
(kucāgra)
— projection of mammary gland
Hindi:
भिटनी
(bhiṭnī)
— projection of mammary gland
Hungarian:
mellbimbó
— projection of mammary gland
Hungarian:
csecs
— projection of mammary gland
Icelandic:
brjóstvarta
— projection of mammary gland
Icelandic:
geirvarta
— projection of mammary gland
Ido:
mamilo
— projection of mammary gland
Indonesian:
pentil
— projection of mammary gland
Indonesian:
puting susu
— projection of mammary gland
Ingrian:
nännänpää
— projection of mammary gland
Interlingua:
papilla
— projection of mammary gland
Irish:
sine
— projection of mammary gland
Irish:
dide
— projection of mammary gland
Italian:
capezzolo
— projection of mammary gland
Japanese:
乳首
— projection of mammary gland
Japanese:
乳頭
(nyūtō)
— projection of mammary gland
Japanese:
ニップル
(nippuru)
— projection of mammary gland
Kazakh:
емшек
(emşek)
— projection of mammary gland
Khmer:
បណ្ឌិកា
(pandikaa)
— projection of mammary gland
Khmer:
ក្បាលដោះ
(kbaal dɑh)
— projection of mammary gland
Korean:
젖꼭지
(jeotkkokji)
— projection of mammary gland
Korean:
유두
(yudu)
— projection of mammary gland
Korean:
젖
(jeot)
— projection of mammary gland
Northern Kurdish:
sermemik
— projection of mammary gland
Northern Kurdish:
serçiçik
— projection of mammary gland
Kyrgyz:
эмчек
(emcek)
— projection of mammary gland
Lao:
ຫົວນົມ
(hūa nom)
— projection of mammary gland
Latin:
papilla
— projection of mammary gland
Latvian:
krūts zirnītis
— projection of mammary gland
Lithuanian:
spenẽlis
— projection of mammary gland
Lithuanian:
spenys
— projection of mammary gland
Macedonian:
брада́вица
(bradávica)
— projection of mammary gland
Macedonian:
пу́пка
(púpka)
— projection of mammary gland
Malay:
puting
— projection of mammary gland
Maltese:
beżżula
— projection of mammary gland
Manchu:
ᡨᡠ᠋ᠮᡳᡥᠠ
(tumiha)
— projection of mammary gland
Māori:
kōmata
— projection of mammary gland
Mongolian:
хөхний товч
(xöxnii tovč)
— projection of mammary gland
Mongolian:
хөхний толгой
(xöxnii tolgoj)
— projection of mammary gland
Norwegian Bokmål:
brystvorte
— projection of mammary gland
Norwegian Bokmål:
patte
— projection of mammary gland
Norwegian Bokmål:
nippel
— projection of mammary gland
Norwegian Nynorsk:
brystvorte
— projection of mammary gland
Norwegian Nynorsk:
patte
— projection of mammary gland
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nippel
— projection of mammary gland
Occitan:
teta
— projection of mammary gland
Old English:
delu
— projection of mammary gland
Pashto:
مېمی
(memáy)
— projection of mammary gland
Persian:
نوک پستان
(nok-e pestân)
— projection of mammary gland
Persian:
سرپستان
(sar-pestân)
— projection of mammary gland
Persian:
حلمه
(halame)
— projection of mammary gland
Persian:
داره
(dâre)
— projection of mammary gland
Pitjantjatjara:
ipi kaḻka
— projection of mammary gland
Pitjantjatjara:
ipi mulya
— projection of mammary gland
Polish:
sutek
— projection of mammary gland
Polish:
brodawka sutkowa
— projection of mammary gland
Portuguese:
mamilo
— projection of mammary gland
Romagnol:
cavdël
— projection of mammary gland
Romanian:
sfârc
— projection of mammary gland
Romanian:
gurgui
— projection of mammary gland
Romanian:
țâță
— projection of mammary gland
Romanian:
mamelon
— projection of mammary gland
Romansh:
chavadè
— projection of mammary gland
Romansh:
cavadi
— projection of mammary gland
Romansh:
tgavadi
— projection of mammary gland
Romansh:
tgavadel
— projection of mammary gland
Romansh:
chavdè
— projection of mammary gland
Romansh:
mamilla
— projection of mammary gland
Russian:
сосо́к
(sosók)
— projection of mammary gland
Russian:
со́ска
(sóska)
— projection of mammary gland
Samoan:
matā
— projection of mammary gland
Campidanese Sardinian:
cimingioni
— projection of mammary gland
Campidanese Sardinian:
semingioni
— projection of mammary gland
Sassarese:
cabigiu
— projection of mammary gland
Scottish Gaelic:
sine
— projection of mammary gland
Scottish Gaelic:
ceann-na-cìche
— projection of mammary gland
Serbo-Croatian:
сисак
— projection of mammary gland
Serbo-Croatian:
брадавица
— projection of mammary gland
Serbo-Croatian:
sisak
— projection of mammary gland
Serbo-Croatian:
bradavica
— projection of mammary gland
Sicilian:
capicchiu
— projection of mammary gland
Sicilian:
capicchia
— projection of mammary gland
Slovak:
prsná bradavka
— projection of mammary gland
Slovak:
bradavka
— projection of mammary gland
Slovene:
prsna bradavica
— projection of mammary gland
Spanish:
pezón
— projection of mammary gland
Spanish:
tetilla
— projection of mammary gland
Sranan Tongo:
bobimofo
— projection of mammary gland
Swahili:
chuchu
— projection of mammary gland
Swedish:
bröstvårta
— projection of mammary gland
Swedish:
nippel
— projection of mammary gland
Swedish:
spene
— projection of mammary gland
Tagalog:
utong
— projection of mammary gland
Tajik:
нӯги пистон
(nüg-i piston)
— projection of mammary gland
Tajik:
дора
(dora)
— projection of mammary gland
Tamil:
காம்பு
(kāmpu)
— projection of mammary gland
Tamil:
முலைக்காம்பு
(mulaikkāmpu)
— projection of mammary gland
Tamil:
ஒஞ்சி
(oñci)
— projection of mammary gland
Tatar:
имчәк
(imçäk)
— projection of mammary gland
Telugu:
చనుముక్కు
(canumukku)
— projection of mammary gland
Thai:
หัวนม
(hǔua-nom)
— projection of mammary gland
Tibetan:
ནུ་རྡོག
(nu rdog)
— projection of mammary gland
Tongan:
matā
— projection of mammary gland
Turkish:
meme başı
— projection of mammary gland
Turkish:
meme ucu
— projection of mammary gland
Turkish:
göğüs ucu şişe emziği
— projection of mammary gland
Turkish:
emzik
— projection of mammary gland
Ottoman Turkish:
امجیك
(emcik)
— projection of mammary gland
Turkmen:
emjek
— projection of mammary gland
Ukrainian:
сосо́к
(sosók)
— projection of mammary gland
Urdu:
چوچی
(cūcī)
— projection of mammary gland
Uyghur:
ئەمچەك
(emchek)
— projection of mammary gland
Uzbek:
emchak
— projection of mammary gland
Vietnamese:
núm vú
— projection of mammary gland
Volapük:
blötatät
— projection of mammary gland
Walloon:
mamuron
— projection of mammary gland
Walloon:
teton
— projection of mammary gland
Wolof:
cus
— projection of mammary gland
Yiddish:
אָפּל
(opl)
— projection of mammary gland
Dutch:
nippel
— device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner
Finnish:
nippa
— device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner
Hungarian:
cumi
— device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner
Hungarian:
cucli
— device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner
Portuguese:
bico
— device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner
Bulgarian:
биберо́н
(biberón)
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Catalan:
tetina
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Chinese Mandarin:
奶嘴
(nǎizuǐ)
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Dutch:
speen
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Erzya:
потебря
(potebŕa)
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Esperanto:
cicumo
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Finnish:
tutti
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
French:
tétine
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Greek:
θηλή
(thilí)
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Hindi:
चुचुक
(cucuk)
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Ido:
vicemamilo
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Italian:
tettarella
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Malay:
dot
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Māori:
titi
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Portuguese:
bico
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Portuguese:
bico de mamadeira
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Romanian:
biberon
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Romanian:
tetină
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Russian:
со́ска
(sóska)
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Sicilian:
minnuzza
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Spanish:
tete
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Spanish:
tetina
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Spanish:
tetilla
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Spanish:
mamadera
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Swedish:
napp
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Swedish:
dinapp
— artificial nipple for bottle feeding
Dutch:
nippel
— small protrusion on machinery that fits into a groove
Finnish:
nippa
— small protrusion on machinery that fits into a groove
German:
Nippel
— small protrusion on machinery that fits into a groove
Bulgarian:
ни́пел
(nípel)
— short threaded connecting tube
Dutch:
nippel
— short threaded connecting tube
Finnish:
liitin
— short threaded connecting tube
Finnish:
nippa
— short threaded connecting tube
French:
mamelon
— short threaded connecting tube
German:
Stutzen
— short threaded connecting tube
German:
Verbindungsstück
— short threaded connecting tube
German:
Nippel
— short threaded connecting tube
Portuguese:
niple
— short threaded connecting tube
Portuguese:
nípel
— short threaded connecting tube
Russian:
ни́ппель
(níppelʹ)
— short threaded connecting tube
Dutch:
nippel
— piece to connect a bicycle spoke to the rim
Finnish:
nippa
— piece to connect a bicycle spoke to the rim
German:
Speichennippel
— piece to connect a bicycle spoke to the rim
German:
Nippel
— piece to connect a bicycle spoke to the rim
Portuguese:
niple
— piece to connect a bicycle spoke to the rim
Portuguese:
cabeça
— piece to connect a bicycle spoke to the rim
Finnish:
nänni
— pointing stick — see also pointing stick
Polish:
łechtaczka
— pointing stick — see also pointing stick