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Added 10 October 2026

mammary

/ˈmæməɹi/ adjective

Latin root: mammārius Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mammary at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female.

Origin

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

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