mammary

1. 1.

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

Questions about mammary

What does mammary mean?

mammary means "of or relating to the milk-giving gland of the female".

How many syllables are in mammary?

mammary has 3 syllables: mam-ma-ry. The stress falls on "mam". In IPA it is /ˈmæmɚi/.

Is mammary a common word?

mammary is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.