Etymology

thel-

Today it means: Nipple. Full definition →

Ancient Greek θηλή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromθηλή“nipple”
  2. English todaythel-

From Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “nipple”).

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.