How many syllables in nipple?

There are 2 syllables in the word nipple.

Divide nipple into syllables:

nipple (noun):: the small projection of a mammary gland.; the small projection in the centre of each breast, which in females contains the outlet of the milk ducts; the protuberance of a mammary gland upon which in the female the lactiferous ducts open and from which milk is drawn

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mamilla

mamma

mammary gland

mammilla

pap

papilla

reproductive organ

sex organ

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