mammary C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈmæməɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #61994 Meanings 1 adj Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). Mammary arteries and veins. 2 adj of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female 3 noun Synonym of mamma (“a milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal”). Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · synonym of mamma (“a... mamma Common collocations mammary gland Adjective + noun Etymology From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mammary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmæməɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 61994 ## Meanings 1. Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). 2. of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female 3. Synonym of mamma (“a milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal”). ## Examples - Mammary arteries and veins. ## Etymology From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary. ## Topics - Animals markdown