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Definition: Udder |
UdderNoun1. Mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "udder" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1855. (references) |
Synonym: UdderSynonym: bag (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Receptacle | Capsule, vesicle, cyst, pod, calyx, cancelli, utricle, bladder; pericarp, udder. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Udder |
| English words defined with "udder": cowpox ♦ dug ♦ mastitis ♦ Uddered, Udderless ♦ vaccinia. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "udder": aphta disease, aphthous fever ♦ CHURK ♦ epizootic aphtha ♦ MILKER, MACHINE, milker's nodule, milkers nodules, milker's wart, milkers'felon, milkers'vaccinia, milkers'wart, Milking, milking-machine operator ♦ pseudocowpox. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Udder" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Danish (without). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You see, Ludwig was a master of disguise, whereas Nursie is a sad insane old woman with an udder fixation. (Blackadder II; writing credit: Richard Curtis; Ben Elton) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Books | |
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Health | Unpasteurized milk can become contaminated if the cow has an infection with Campylobacter in her udder or the milk is contaminated with manure. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Udder" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Udder" is used about 44 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 44 | 51,500 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
udder | 50 |
ranch udder valley | 16 |
udder cream | 16 |
insanity udder | 12 |
udder balm | 11 |
cow udder | 10 |
udder valley | 6 |
udder wize | 6 |
amys joy udder | 5 |
bill ranch udder valley wild | 4 |
goat udder | 4 |
infection udder | 3 |
milking udder | 3 |
madness udder | 2 |
page rons udder | 2 |
cow dairy udder | 2 |
girl udder | 2 |
password ranch udder valley | 2 |
delight udder | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "udder"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | sisë (breast, mamilla, mamma, pap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ضرع, ثدي الحيوان البقرة بخاصة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | виме (bag, dug). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 乳房 (Breast, mammary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | vemeno (dug, teat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | yver. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | uier, pram. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | mamego. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پستان گاوومانندان , غده پستانی یاشیری . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | utare. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | pis, mamelle. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | jaar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Euter (dug, udders). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μαστόσ ζώου, μαστόσ θηλαστικού ζώου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | עטין (brisket, dug, teat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tehén tõgye, tôgy. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | ambing. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | mammella (breast, mamma, Momma). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 乳房 (breast, nipple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | にゅうぼう (breast, nipple, pestle), ちぶさ (breast, nipple). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ooh (dug, egg, nest egg, ovum). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | tete (breast, teat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | erudday teta (breast, dug, nipple, teat, tit), úbere (bag, dug, mamma, momma, teat). (various references) uger (bag, dug, teat), ţâţã (breast, dug, teat). (various references) вымя (dug, udders). (various references) ùth (an udder). (various references) vime (dug, mamma). (various references) ubre (dug). (various references) juver (dug). (various references) meme (booby, breast, dug, lobe, mamilla, mamma, mammilla, mammo-, nipple, nose, pap, spray nozzle, teat, tit). (various references) emjek (bosom, breast). (various references) вим'я (bag, dug). (various references) pwrs (bag, purse), piw (dug), cadair (chair, cradle, seat). (various references) iim (bosom, breast, chest, teat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | akani. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | mamma, mammae, mammam, uber. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "udder": udders. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "udder": budder, chudder, judder, mudder, rudder, shudder, spudder. (additional references) | |
Words containing "udder": budders, chudders, juddered, juddering, judders, mudders, rudderless, rudderpost, rudderposts, rudders, shuddered, shuddering, shudders, shuddery, spudders. (additional references) | |
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"Udder" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dder, duder, Huddert, Huddur, idder, Kuder, udag, udd, udda, Uddan, uddor, ude, uded, udeer, uder, udet, Udey, ulder, Usdor. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "udder" (pronounced 'Ud"der'): Africander, Asunder, Attainder, Badder, Balder, Bepowder, Bewilder, Bewonder, Bhunder, Bidder, Bunder, Cider, Codder, Coriander, Cyder, Emborder, Forbidder, Forwander, Foulder, Fudder, Gadder, gander, Germander, Gerrymander, guilder, Ladder, Mander, Misjoinder, Misrender, Miswander, Moider, Monander, Mooder, Nadder, Nedder, Nodder, Nonjoinder, octander, Oleander, Outbidder, Palissander, Pinder, Plodder, Podder, Polder, Pomander, Poulder, Prender, Preorder, Preponder. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: dured. | |
| Words within the letters "d-d-e-r-u" | |
-1 letter: dude, dure, redd, rudd, rude, rued. | |
-2 letters: dud, due, red, rue, urd. | |
-3 letters: de, ed, er, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-d-e-r-u" | |
+1 letter: budder, curded, drudge, durned, judder, mudder, redbud, rudder, ruddle, udders. | |
+2 letters: adducer, adjured, budders, chudder, crudded, cuddler, curdled, daunder, defraud, deluder, denuder, detrude, drouked, drubbed, drudged, drudger, drudges, drugged, drummed, endured, grudged, guarded, huddler, hundred, hurdled, judders, mudders, muddier, muddler, puddler, redbuds, redound, reduced, rounded, rudders, ruddier, ruddled, ruddles, shudder, spudder, trudged, underdo, undried, updried. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Translations: Ancient 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Bibliography |
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