How to Pronounce "nipple"
word
/ˈnɪpəɫ/
NI-puhl
/nˈɪpəl/
NI-puhl
Definition
The raised part in the center of the breast through which milk can come out. Also, the small flexible part at the end of a baby bottle where babies suck milk.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈnɪpəɫ/
British English
/nˈɪpəl/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NI-puhl
UK
NI-puhl
Listen in Context
A baby drinks milk from a bottle nipple.
The nipple is in the center of the breast.
Some shirts can show the nipple through the fabric.
The baby wouldn't take the nipple, so feeding took longer than usual.