mammary

/ˈmæməɹi/ · adj

Meaning

Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
Synonym of mamma (“a milk-secreting organ of a woman or a female animal”).

Etymology / origin

From Renaissance Latin mammārius, from Classical Latin mamma (“breast”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, mamma + -ary.

mamma(la-cla)→
mammārius(la-ren)→
mammary (English)
Relations: bor, der

Related words

mammārius(la-ren)mamma(la-cla)

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