What is the word that de­scribes the ((hu­man) fe­male) breast’s shape?












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Phal­lic is fairly com­mon. Yonic, vul­vic, or labial were sug­gested as an­to­nyms.



What is the word to de­scribe the breast’s shape?



We cover up three ar­eas: the male groin, the fe­male groin, and the fe­male chest. Why are there spe­cial words for the first two but not the last one?










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    Why should every word have an identical set of word forms or equivalents? There's nothing wrong with a breast-shaped dome.
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    Is a breast not mammary?
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  • @AndrewLeach I would need more convincing that it's more than the specific milk parts: platypus and other monotremes have mammary glands but not breasts. A mammogram images the internal structures but the removal is a mastectomy not "mammectomy"
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    There is no word for the female breast shape because there is no such thing as the female breast shape. Entire scientific careers have been spent on trying to categorize them. That one German guy counted 28. Not variations, top-level categories. Which category exactly are you looking to name? Because he does have a dedicated term for every single one.
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Phal­lic is fairly com­mon. Yonic, vul­vic, or labial were sug­gested as an­to­nyms.



What is the word to de­scribe the breast’s shape?



We cover up three ar­eas: the male groin, the fe­male groin, and the fe­male chest. Why are there spe­cial words for the first two but not the last one?










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    Don’t you really mean to ask why it is that you don’t know them? :) This is hard for us to answer. I’ve edited your question to be a ᴡʜᴀᴛ question not a ᴡʜʏ question to make it more answerable.
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    Is a breast not mammary?
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  • @AndrewLeach I would need more convincing that it's more than the specific milk parts: platypus and other monotremes have mammary glands but not breasts. A mammogram images the internal structures but the removal is a mastectomy not "mammectomy"
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    There is no word for the female breast shape because there is no such thing as the female breast shape. Entire scientific careers have been spent on trying to categorize them. That one German guy counted 28. Not variations, top-level categories. Which category exactly are you looking to name? Because he does have a dedicated term for every single one.
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Phal­lic is fairly com­mon. Yonic, vul­vic, or labial were sug­gested as an­to­nyms.



What is the word to de­scribe the breast’s shape?



We cover up three ar­eas: the male groin, the fe­male groin, and the fe­male chest. Why are there spe­cial words for the first two but not the last one?










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Phal­lic is fairly com­mon. Yonic, vul­vic, or labial were sug­gested as an­to­nyms.



What is the word to de­scribe the breast’s shape?



We cover up three ar­eas: the male groin, the fe­male groin, and the fe­male chest. Why are there spe­cial words for the first two but not the last one?







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    Why should every word have an identical set of word forms or equivalents? There's nothing wrong with a breast-shaped dome.
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    Don’t you really mean to ask why it is that you don’t know them? :) This is hard for us to answer. I’ve edited your question to be a ᴡʜᴀᴛ question not a ᴡʜʏ question to make it more answerable.
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    Is a breast not mammary?
    – Andrew Leach
    6 hours ago










  • @AndrewLeach I would need more convincing that it's more than the specific milk parts: platypus and other monotremes have mammary glands but not breasts. A mammogram images the internal structures but the removal is a mastectomy not "mammectomy"
    – user662852
    6 hours ago






  • 2




    There is no word for the female breast shape because there is no such thing as the female breast shape. Entire scientific careers have been spent on trying to categorize them. That one German guy counted 28. Not variations, top-level categories. Which category exactly are you looking to name? Because he does have a dedicated term for every single one.
    – RegDwigнt
    2 hours ago
















  • 3




    Why should every word have an identical set of word forms or equivalents? There's nothing wrong with a breast-shaped dome.
    – Jason Bassford
    7 hours ago






  • 3




    Don’t you really mean to ask why it is that you don’t know them? :) This is hard for us to answer. I’ve edited your question to be a ᴡʜᴀᴛ question not a ᴡʜʏ question to make it more answerable.
    – tchrist
    6 hours ago








  • 3




    Is a breast not mammary?
    – Andrew Leach
    6 hours ago










  • @AndrewLeach I would need more convincing that it's more than the specific milk parts: platypus and other monotremes have mammary glands but not breasts. A mammogram images the internal structures but the removal is a mastectomy not "mammectomy"
    – user662852
    6 hours ago






  • 2




    There is no word for the female breast shape because there is no such thing as the female breast shape. Entire scientific careers have been spent on trying to categorize them. That one German guy counted 28. Not variations, top-level categories. Which category exactly are you looking to name? Because he does have a dedicated term for every single one.
    – RegDwigнt
    2 hours ago










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Why should every word have an identical set of word forms or equivalents? There's nothing wrong with a breast-shaped dome.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago




Why should every word have an identical set of word forms or equivalents? There's nothing wrong with a breast-shaped dome.
– Jason Bassford
7 hours ago




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Don’t you really mean to ask why it is that you don’t know them? :) This is hard for us to answer. I’ve edited your question to be a ᴡʜᴀᴛ question not a ᴡʜʏ question to make it more answerable.
– tchrist
6 hours ago






Don’t you really mean to ask why it is that you don’t know them? :) This is hard for us to answer. I’ve edited your question to be a ᴡʜᴀᴛ question not a ᴡʜʏ question to make it more answerable.
– tchrist
6 hours ago






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Is a breast not mammary?
– Andrew Leach
6 hours ago




Is a breast not mammary?
– Andrew Leach
6 hours ago












@AndrewLeach I would need more convincing that it's more than the specific milk parts: platypus and other monotremes have mammary glands but not breasts. A mammogram images the internal structures but the removal is a mastectomy not "mammectomy"
– user662852
6 hours ago




@AndrewLeach I would need more convincing that it's more than the specific milk parts: platypus and other monotremes have mammary glands but not breasts. A mammogram images the internal structures but the removal is a mastectomy not "mammectomy"
– user662852
6 hours ago




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There is no word for the female breast shape because there is no such thing as the female breast shape. Entire scientific careers have been spent on trying to categorize them. That one German guy counted 28. Not variations, top-level categories. Which category exactly are you looking to name? Because he does have a dedicated term for every single one.
– RegDwigнt
2 hours ago






There is no word for the female breast shape because there is no such thing as the female breast shape. Entire scientific careers have been spent on trying to categorize them. That one German guy counted 28. Not variations, top-level categories. Which category exactly are you looking to name? Because he does have a dedicated term for every single one.
– RegDwigнt
2 hours ago












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Mammillar and Mamillary are (apparently) used to refer to things that are breast or nipple shaped (but are not breasts or nipples).



The non-OED Oxford dictionaries (for mammillary):




Shaped like or resembling a breast or nipple




The free dictionary (for mammillar):




(Biology) resembling a breast or nipple







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    The term you're looking for is breast-shaped.



    Examples:




    Winter Park may buy breast-shaped building on Lee Road (Orlando Sentinel, 2014)







    During the colonial and early American periods, the mountain was known as "Mamelle" mountain. "Mamelle" is a name commonly applied in the French-speaking parts of the world to a breast or any breast-shaped hill. (Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, 2016)







    Is the breast-shaped shadow on St. Mary’s Cathedral an accident or a clever prank? (KALW, 2018)







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    • But many mountains that have breast-related names are not shaped remotely like any breast I've ever enountered. For a prime example en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton Whoever named that had been a LONG time without female companionship :-)
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    I would suggest "mammillary", since it appears in the phrase "mammillary body", the usual term for a brain region named for its breast-like shape.






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    The equivalent term you seek is: mammatic "breast-like"
    e.g. mammatic clouds






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      Mammillar and Mamillary are (apparently) used to refer to things that are breast or nipple shaped (but are not breasts or nipples).



      The non-OED Oxford dictionaries (for mammillary):




      Shaped like or resembling a breast or nipple




      The free dictionary (for mammillar):




      (Biology) resembling a breast or nipple







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        Mammillar and Mamillary are (apparently) used to refer to things that are breast or nipple shaped (but are not breasts or nipples).



        The non-OED Oxford dictionaries (for mammillary):




        Shaped like or resembling a breast or nipple




        The free dictionary (for mammillar):




        (Biology) resembling a breast or nipple







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          Mammillar and Mamillary are (apparently) used to refer to things that are breast or nipple shaped (but are not breasts or nipples).



          The non-OED Oxford dictionaries (for mammillary):




          Shaped like or resembling a breast or nipple




          The free dictionary (for mammillar):




          (Biology) resembling a breast or nipple







          share|improve this answer














          Mammillar and Mamillary are (apparently) used to refer to things that are breast or nipple shaped (but are not breasts or nipples).



          The non-OED Oxford dictionaries (for mammillary):




          Shaped like or resembling a breast or nipple




          The free dictionary (for mammillar):




          (Biology) resembling a breast or nipple








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              The term you're looking for is breast-shaped.



              Examples:




              Winter Park may buy breast-shaped building on Lee Road (Orlando Sentinel, 2014)







              During the colonial and early American periods, the mountain was known as "Mamelle" mountain. "Mamelle" is a name commonly applied in the French-speaking parts of the world to a breast or any breast-shaped hill. (Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, 2016)







              Is the breast-shaped shadow on St. Mary’s Cathedral an accident or a clever prank? (KALW, 2018)







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              • But many mountains that have breast-related names are not shaped remotely like any breast I've ever enountered. For a prime example en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton Whoever named that had been a LONG time without female companionship :-)
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              The term you're looking for is breast-shaped.



              Examples:




              Winter Park may buy breast-shaped building on Lee Road (Orlando Sentinel, 2014)







              During the colonial and early American periods, the mountain was known as "Mamelle" mountain. "Mamelle" is a name commonly applied in the French-speaking parts of the world to a breast or any breast-shaped hill. (Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, 2016)







              Is the breast-shaped shadow on St. Mary’s Cathedral an accident or a clever prank? (KALW, 2018)







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              • But many mountains that have breast-related names are not shaped remotely like any breast I've ever enountered. For a prime example en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton Whoever named that had been a LONG time without female companionship :-)
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              The term you're looking for is breast-shaped.



              Examples:




              Winter Park may buy breast-shaped building on Lee Road (Orlando Sentinel, 2014)







              During the colonial and early American periods, the mountain was known as "Mamelle" mountain. "Mamelle" is a name commonly applied in the French-speaking parts of the world to a breast or any breast-shaped hill. (Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, 2016)







              Is the breast-shaped shadow on St. Mary’s Cathedral an accident or a clever prank? (KALW, 2018)







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              The term you're looking for is breast-shaped.



              Examples:




              Winter Park may buy breast-shaped building on Lee Road (Orlando Sentinel, 2014)







              During the colonial and early American periods, the mountain was known as "Mamelle" mountain. "Mamelle" is a name commonly applied in the French-speaking parts of the world to a breast or any breast-shaped hill. (Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, 2016)







              Is the breast-shaped shadow on St. Mary’s Cathedral an accident or a clever prank? (KALW, 2018)








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              • But many mountains that have breast-related names are not shaped remotely like any breast I've ever enountered. For a prime example en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton Whoever named that had been a LONG time without female companionship :-)
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              • But many mountains that have breast-related names are not shaped remotely like any breast I've ever enountered. For a prime example en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton Whoever named that had been a LONG time without female companionship :-)
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              But many mountains that have breast-related names are not shaped remotely like any breast I've ever enountered. For a prime example en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton Whoever named that had been a LONG time without female companionship :-)
              – jamesqf
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              But many mountains that have breast-related names are not shaped remotely like any breast I've ever enountered. For a prime example en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Teton Whoever named that had been a LONG time without female companionship :-)
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              I would suggest "mammillary", since it appears in the phrase "mammillary body", the usual term for a brain region named for its breast-like shape.






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              I would suggest "mammillary", since it appears in the phrase "mammillary body", the usual term for a brain region named for its breast-like shape.






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