Kilo Lingo

/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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This word is part of lesson 42.