/brest/
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Translation
One of the two soft round parts on the front of a woman's chest that can make milk for a baby; also the front of the chest.
Word origin
From Old English breost, an old Germanic word for the front of the chest.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- breost
Examples
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A mother's breasts make milk for her baby.
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Breast is the normal word in medicine, as in breast cancer.
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On a bird, the breast is the meat from the front of the chest.
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