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breast β€” either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman's chest that produce milk after she has a baby

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman's chest that produce milk after she has a baby

Pronunciation (IPA): /brest/

Example Sentences

  • The superhero's logo was proudly displayed on his breast.
  • He ordered the biggest chicken breast on the menu and still looked hungry.
  • She kept her phone in her breast pocket for easy access.

breast

NOUN

[/brest/]

either of the two soft, rounded parts of a woman's chest that produce milk after she has a baby

The mother gently held her baby to her breast in the quiet nursery.
πŸ’‘ Concept

The mother gently held her baby to her breast in the quiet nursery.

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🎀Pronunciation

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US/brest/
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK/brest/

🌳Etymology

Rootbreast

Origin

The word originates from Old English 'breost', derived from a common Germanic root shared across the Germanic language family. It has a long history as a fundamental anatomical term referring to the front chest area of humans and animals.

Breakdown

Old English 'breost' developed into modern English 'breast' through regular phonetic changes in English. The word maintains its original meaning from Proto-Germanic, where it denoted the chest or breast area.

🎡Rhyme

bestresttestwestnest
best
rest
test
west
nest

πŸ”—Collocations

chicken breast
breast cancer
breast milk
breast stroke
beat one's breast
breast pocket

πŸ“Examples

β€œThe superhero's logo was proudly displayed on his breast.”

πŸ˜„ Fun example

β€œHe ordered the biggest chicken breast on the menu and still looked hungry.”

β€œShe kept her phone in her breast pocket for easy access.”

πŸ˜„ Fun example

β€œThe swimmer's breast stroke looked more like a drowning duck dance.”

πŸ“šRelated Words

Synonyms

chestbosombust

Antonyms

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Related

breastfeedbreastplateabreast

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