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nubbin.

A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnʌbɪn/
  1. A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple.

  2. A small protuberance, bud, bump, or knob.

    informal
    As an avid button collector, I have had to develop an efficient way of removing the nubbin of thread from the buttonhole.
  3. Synonym of clitoris.

    euphemistic · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Perhaps nub + -in.

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