LOOKING FOR NIPPLE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES

Mammals, according to Wikipedia, are a clade of warm-blooded amniotes. The word mammal derives from the Latin 'mamma', meaning teat or pap.
Simply put, mammals are nipplesome.

As are the vast majority of my readers.

Some of whom come here looking for nipples.

That more than anything else qualifies as a desperate act. This blog does not post pictures of such things -- not that I object to designs of an erotic nature, you understand; as a normal healthy male I am also 'visually inclined' -- but I may at times suggestively sing the praises of that which is unseen. This blog is text-rich, but titillation-poor.

The blogpost which pulls in the nipple-seekers does not actually describe the objects -- it is instead about the French language -- but the time has come to correct that omission.


THE NIPPLE

Back to Wikipedia: "Except for the five species of monotremes (which lay eggs), all living mammals give birth to live young. Most mammals, including the six most species-rich orders, belong to the placental group. The three largest orders, in descending order, are Rodentia (mice, rats, porcupines, beavers, capybaras, and other gnawing mammals), Chiroptera (bats), and Soricomorpha (shrews, moles and solenodons). The next three largest orders, depending on the classification scheme used, are the primates, to which the human species belongs, the Cetartiodactyla (including the even-toed hoofed mammals and the whales), and the Carnivora (cats, dogs, weasels, bears, seals, and their relatives)."

Most nipples on the planet are very small (rodentia, chiroptera, and soricomorphs, et al).

Eminently portable, too.

A different Wikipedia article states that "in its most general form, a nipple is a structure from which a fluid emanates. More specifically, it is the projection on the breasts or udder of a mammal by which breast milk is delivered to a mother's young. In this sense, it is often called a teat, especially when referring to non-humans, and the medical term used to refer to it is papilla. The rubber mouthpiece of a baby bottle or pacifier may also be referred to as a "nipple" or a "teat". In many cultures, female nipples are considered an erogenous zone and it is considered a public indecency to uncover them."

There is a photograph in that article.

Only consenting adults should see nipples.

I haven't looked at nipples in a very long time.

It is rather likely that I should like to do so again.

I will certainly wax ecstatic over nipples, but not here.

[Let us just assume that this blogger has a thing for nipples, which may at some point be awakened by someone charming, intelligent, and gifted with nipples -- pretty dang soon too, I should hope -- but that whatever affection or warmth I feel toward nipples and their charming intelligent presentatrice will remain a private matter.]

That same Wikipedia article (the second one cited) details the construction of the breast, listing the components that come together to provide a nipplish mass or object as follows: chest wall (1), pectoralis muscles (2), lobules (3), nipple (4), areola (5), milk duct (6), fatty tissue (7), and lastly, skin (8).
The illustration clarifying the relative placement of these within the human mammary shows them in various pretty colours, so that you may clearly understand the warp and woof thereof.

Normally such extreme differentiation does not occur.

There is never-the-less a large choice of attractive shades in which you will find breasts, and some people tend to have particular favourites. Likewise, size and shape may vary considerably, and also have their aficionados.
Ditto for nipples.
In most circumstances the nipple and breast will be covered by a garment called a brassiere, on the design of which considerable genius has been employed. Brassieres also come in an array of hues and dimensions.

Like almost anything, brassieres can be collectible.

"Most humans have two nipples after birth, located near the center of each breast, which are surrounded by an area of sensitive, pigmented skin known as the areola. Human fetuses develop several more nipples along the milk lines, which extend from the axilla (armpit), along the abdominal muscles, and down to the pubis (groin) on both sides. Those nipples usually disappear before birth, but sometimes remain, resulting in supernumerary nipples, which uncommonly have lactiferous glands attached. "

As with nipples, I have not looked at brassieres in a long time. This is a pity, as some of them are really quite beautiful. Neither of those Wikipedia articles shows a brassiere, by the way, there's a different Wikipedia entry for that. And as with nipples, only adults should go there.

"Nipple erections are a product of the pilomotor reflex which causes goose bumps. The erection of the nipple is partially due to the cylindrically arranged muscle cells found within it. "

Instead of visiting the brassiere page, I started looking up words in Chinese. Being the curious sort that I am. One should always be keen to learn new things. As an adult I already know plenty about brassieres, but I cannot remember ever discussion these matters in Chinese.

[In Dutch, yes. Borst = breast. Tepel = nipple. BeHa ("buusten houder") = brassiere. Buusten houder means "breast holder". Tepelhof = areola. Melk klier = milk gland.]


波霸 & 爆乳
Billows and exploding dairy things

The common word for both breasts and suckling is 乳 (yü), which has little erotic connotation except in writing. In Cantonese slang, the word 波 (po) is often used, which actually means wave or breaker. Informally, 奶奶 (naai naai) may be employed in an affectionate or even cutesy-poo way. 奶 means both breast and milk, the reduplicated word is also a term for your paternal grandmother.
Sometimes 脯 (pou), which means air-dried meat, is also employed in reference to breasts , though not advisable.

Some other interesting locutions:

爆乳 baau yü: large breasts. 爆 baau: snap, crackle, pop.
咪咪 mai mai: both a transliteration of the Western name 'Mimi' as well as a slang term for breasts. It suggests small and cute, unlike 爆爆 (baau baau), which boldly states the opposite.
乳沟、胸槽 yü gau, hung chou: cleavage. 沟 gau: ditch, drain, narrow rivulet. 胸 hung: breast, bosom, thorax; one's mind. 槽 chou: vat, tank, trough; distillery.
姩 lin, nin: Cantonese slang term for breasts, with various shades of meaning and usage.
波霸 bo baa: big breasts; also the tapioca balls used in chilled tea drinks. 波 bo: waves, undulations. 霸 baa; forceful or dictatorial government. Tyranny.
膺 ying: breast, chest; to receive, to bear. A rather dry term you are more likely to encounter on acupuncture charts and in manuals.
奶罩、胸罩 naai jaau, hung jaau: brassiere. 罩 jaau: fishing basket.
奶頭 naai tau: nipple.
姩頭 nin tau: nipple.
乳頭 yü tau: nipple.

Note that 乳 is almost the same sound as 魚 (yü), which means fish.
頭 (tau) is 'head'.
魚頭咖喱 yü tau gaa lei: Singaporean fish head curry, very delicious.
咖喱魚蛋 gaa lei yü daan: curried fish balls, popular in Hong Kong.


At this point, the only thing that really comes to mind is a famous phrase from Monty Python: "my hovercraft is full of eels".


有啲鰻魚盛產晒了我嘅飛翼船
Yau di maan yü sing chaan sai le ngo ge fei yik suen....
[Sorry, Mandarin speakers, this makes NO sense in your language.]


Nipples.
Fish.
Eels.
Hovercrafts.
John Cleese.

There's a natural connection.



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