Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe small projection of a mammary gland
Broader
reproductive organsex organ
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinmammilla
- Englishmammilla
From Latin mammilla, diminutive of mamma (“breast”).
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Rhymes with mammilla
villamanilaAnguillagorillaGodzillaPriscillachinchillaflotillamanillaSillascintillaScyllaDrusillamaxillacedillapapillaaxillahydrillacamarillabarillamantillaperillaancillascilla
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APA
mammilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammilla
MLA
“mammilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammilla. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mammilla,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mammilla.
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