udder

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Etymology

From Middle English udder, uddyr (also as uther, iddyr), from Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥.

Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jadder, Dutch uier, German Euter, Swedish juver, Icelandic júgur, sa-ved ऊधर्, Ancient Greek οὖθαρ, Latin ūber.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈʌdə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈʌdɚ/

Noun

udder (plural udders)

1. An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.

   Meronym: teat

   squeeze the udder to get milk

2. (slang, impolite) A woman's breast.

Translations

• French: pis, tétine, mamelle
• German: Euter
• Italian: mammella
• Portuguese: úbere
• Russian: вы́мя
• Spanish: ubre

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