noun
breast
brehst
noun
1
Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest that can produce milk.
"She was screened regularly for breast cancer."
2
The chest area of a person or animal.
"He clutched a hand to his breast as he made the vow."
3
A cut of meat from the chest of poultry or other animals.
"She grilled two chicken breasts for dinner."
How to Use Breast
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe 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.
Common pairings
breast cancer
chicken breast
breastfeed
Word Forms
breasted past tense, breasts plural, breasts singular
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Etymology
From Old English brēost, from a prehistoric Germanic root related to swelling.