How do you pronounce udder?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌdɚ/.

Where does udder come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

udder

/ˈʌdɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: ud-der
IPA: /ˈʌdɚ/

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Meaning

noun

An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.

noun

A woman's breast.

Slang

Example Sentences

"squeeze the udder to get milk"
"The udder of the hyena, tied on the left arm, enticed the affection of any desired woman."

Etymology

From Middle English udder, uddyr (also as uther, iddyr), from Old English ūder (“udder; breast”), from Proto-Germanic *ūdarą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ówHdʰr̥ (“udder”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jadder (“udder”), Dutch uier (“udder”), German Euter (“udder”), Swedish juver (“udder”), Icelandic júgur (“udder”), Vedic Sanskrit ऊधर् (ū́dhar), Ancient Greek οὖθαρ (oûthar), Latin ūber.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: udder, ūder, *ūdarą, *h₁ówHdʰr̥

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʌdɚ/
British English: /ˈʌdə/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

udders (plural)

Derived Forms

uddered udderful udderless udderlike udderly

Synonyms

bag

Homonyms

other (th-stopping) utter (flapping)

Rhymes With

rudder shudder mudder judder budder flooder pudder dudder disbudder