User:djd/Sandbox

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From New Latin thēlion, from Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, nipple) + New Latin -ion, a diminutive suffix.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

Sandbox (plural Sandboxes)

  1. The tip or peak of a nipple.

Usage notes

[edit]

This word seems to have had very limited usage, and appears to only be documented in Webster's Third NID. It is not in current usage in the medical field, where the Latin word papilla is the standard term.

[edit]

thelium thelitis

References

[edit]
  • Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)