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mammary

/ˈmæməɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
mam-ma-ry
IPA
/ˈmæməɹi/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).

noun

Synonym of mamma (“a milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mammaries (plural)

Derived Forms

enteromammary extramammary inframammary intermammary intramammary mammaric perimammary retromammary submammary supramammary transmammary

Phrases

limb-mammary syndrome mammary intercourse mammary Paget's disease mammary crest mammary gland mammary ridge

Frequently Paired Words

mamma mammal mammary crest mammary gland mammary ridge

Synonyms

mamma

Rhymes With

amery mcglamery

Questions

How do you pronounce mammary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæməɹi/.
What does mammary mean?
Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
Where does mammary come from?
From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.

How to pronounce mammary

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