udder B1 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈʌdər/ UK /ˈʌdə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the mammary gland of female cattle and other mammals, which produces milk The farmer checked the cow's udder to ensure it was healthy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the mammary gland of female... teatmilk glandmammary glanddairy gland Etymology AI details From Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdraz, through Middle English to Modern English udder, the milk-producing mammary gland of female quadrupeds. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # udder **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʌdər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʌdə/ ## Meanings 1. the mammary gland of female cattle and other mammals, which produces milk ## Examples - The farmer checked the cow's udder to ensure it was healthy. ## Synonyms - teat - milk gland - mammary gland - dairy gland ## Etymology From Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdraz, through Middle English to Modern English udder, the milk-producing mammary gland of female quadrupeds. ## AI Etymology Udder comes from Old English ūder, from Proto-Germanic *ūdraz, through Middle English to Modern English udder, the milk-producing mammary gland of female quadrupeds. In current use it is a noun meaning "the mammary gland of female cattle and other mammals, which produces milk". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown