breast

The word “breast” means either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest that can produce milk. In plain terms, the chest area of the body — most specifically, the female mammary organs, but also used figuratively (one's breast = one's heart) and for cuts of poultry meat.

“Breast” is pronounced brehst (/bɹɛst/ in IPA).

Here is “breast” used in a sentence: “She was screened regularly for breast cancer.”

The opposite of “breast” — its antonyms — are thigh, wing and dark meat.

“Breast” is a noun.

The word “breast” comes from Old English. From Old English brēost, from a prehistoric Germanic root related to swelling.

“Breast” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Breast” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest that can produce milk.

Chest refers to the whole front of the upper body between the neck and the abdomen. Breast can mean the same chest area, but it also specifically refers to the mammary organs on a woman's chest that can produce milk.

Both can refer to a person's chest, but bosom is a softer, more literary or old-fashioned word, often used figuratively as in 'the bosom of the family.' Breast is the more neutral, everyday and anatomical term.