Meaning
The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English tete, from Old French tete (“teat”) (compare French tette), from Frankish *tittā, *tittō, from Proto-Germanic *tittaz (“teat; nipple; breast”), ultimately of expressive origin. Compare Old High German zizza ("teat"; modern German Zitze), whence also Italian zizza (“teat”). It heavily displaced Old English titt, a cognate of the same origin, which survives as tit, but in more vulgar use. Compare Dutch tiet and German Zitze (“teat”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 31 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-06-24TACEMNP
- 2026-05-16AEHNOPT
- 2026-05-09TAEGHIM
- 2026-04-15AETNMPV
- 2026-01-08ADYTIEM
- 2025-12-08AZBTIEP
- 2025-10-16TAELNUX
- 2025-09-23TAKICEB
- 2025-08-06TAMEBJN
- 2025-07-09TANEDGV
- 2025-06-24ACTIEPV
- 2025-06-04TAYLEDH
+19 earlier appearances in the archive.