Nipple

nip′l, n. the pap by which milk is drawn from the breasts of females: a teat: a small projection with an orifice, as the nipple of a gun.— v.t. to furnish with a nipple.— ns. Nipp′le-shield , a defence for the nipple worn by nursing women; Nipp′le-wort , a small, yellow-flowered plant of remedial use. [A dim. of neb or nib .]