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1. Breasts

   The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of a primate's torso. Both females and males develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. In females, it serves as the mammary gland, which produces and secretes milk to feed infants. Subcutaneous fat covers and envelops a network of ducts that converge on the nipple, and these tissues give the breast its size and shape. At the ends of the ducts are lobules, or clusters of alveoli, where milk is produced and stored in response to hormonal signals. During pregnancy, the breast responds to a complex interaction of hormones, including estrogens, progesterone, and prolactin, that mediate the completion of its development, namely lobuloalveolar maturation, in preparation of lactation and breastfeeding. Humans are the only animals with permanent breasts. At puberty, estrogens, in conjunction with growth hormone, cause permanent breast growth in female humans. This happens only to a much lesser extent in other primates—breast development in other primates generally only occurs with pregnancy. Along with their major function in providing nutrition for infants, female breasts have social and sexual characteristics. Breasts have been featured in ancient and modern sculpture, art, and photography. They can figure prominently in the perception of a woman's body and sexual attractiveness. A number of cultures associate breasts with sexuality and tend to regard bare breasts in public as immodest or indecent. Breasts, especially the nipples, are an erogenous zone.

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1. breastsverb

   Verb form of the word breast

   Women have a pair of breasts.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on September 8, 2020  

Anagrams for breasts »

1. basters

2. set bras

How to pronounce breasts?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of breasts in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of breasts in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of breasts in a Sentence

1. Kate Upton:

   Paul Marciano came straight up to me, forcibly grabbed my breasts and started feeling them — playing with them actually. After I pushed Paul Marciano away, Paul Marciano said, ‘ I ’m making sure they’re real. ’ Despite doing everything I could physically do to avoid Paul Marciano touch throughout the meeting, Paul Marciano continued to touch me in a very dominating and aggressive way, grabbing my thighs, my arms to pull me closer, my shoulders to pull me closer, my neck, my breasts, and smelling me. that did not stop Paul’s constant grabbing. I was extremely shaken, surprised and scared.

2. Jessica Wardell:

   The main problem people have with breast-feeding is they sexualize breasts, so it offends them, if we could make them less taboo, breast-feeding would be much more acceptable in society.

3. Queen Latifah:

   I didn’t want to get it. But I had lost 25 pounds and my breasts didn’t go anywhere! I was still carrying that load. I didn’t quite want them to be this small.

4. Chelsea Handler:

   I don't understand why nipples are nudity, who cares? Men can show their nipples, but if we have breasts we can't show them?

5. Jennifer Araoz:

   He had a bathtub that was kind of likeopened, and there was prosthetic breasts that he could play with while he was taking a bath, I guess.

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