udder

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English

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A cow's udders

Etymology

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

Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jadder (udder), Dutch uier (udder), German Euter (udder), Swedish juver (udder), Icelandic júgur (udder), Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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.

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈudər/, /ˈuðər/

Noun

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udder (plural uddres)

  1. udder (mammary gland of an animal)
  2. (rare) The udder when served as food.

Descendants

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  • English: udder
  • Scots: udder, uther, ether

References

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Old Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse oddr, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz.

Noun

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udder m

  1. sharp point

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