Breasts
Breasts are body parts on the chests (the breast) of adolescent boys, men, adolescent girls, and women. A woman's breasts are private parts. Both men and women have breasts, but only a woman's breasts can lactate? (produce milk) for breastfeeding. Both men's and women's breasts have nipples. Breasts are mostly made of fat and connective tissue.
Female breasts
An anatomy drawing of a woman's breast
A woman's breasts are private parts should not be exposed in public or on the internet, and cleavage (partial breast showing) should only be done on special occasions.
A woman's breasts come in all shapes and sizes. Some may be smaller, some may be bigger. Some may be flatter, so may be rounder, or more pointed. Differences are normal. No matter how small or how big your breasts are some man somewhere will like them. A girl or woman's breasts might be different sizes from each other, usually only slightly, and probably no one can tell (or cares).
Girls and women usually wear a bra (brassiere) to keep their breasts from uncomfortably moving and for looks. I have heard that most women are not wearing the right size bra.
Breastfeeding
A woman's breasts produce milk for nursing infants. There are several glands inside the breasts to produce milk. The milk is then extracted by the baby sucking on the nipples. The more milk the baby needs, the more the breasts will produce. I hear that breastfeeding is a comforting and bonding experience for the woman. It seems to relax infants, too.
Sexual aspect
A woman's breasts will increase in size when a woman is sexually aroused, possibly a full cup size. A woman will usually get sexual pleasure out of stimulation to the breasts and nipples. For some women there's no pleasure, and for others they can almost or actually orgasm. Men usually like breasts (probably a lot).
Male breasts
During puberty a boy's breasts may ache and grow a bit. This does not mean you are turning into a girl!
Surgery
Often women (and sometimes girls) get surgery to get an implant into their breasts to make them bigger. Here at this wiki that's discouraged. Also, some women have their breasts reduced, sometimes to reduce unwanted attention from men. (See Ogling below.)
Ogling?
Breasts are the most public of private parts and are easy to check out or examine by looking. Guys, stop looking looking at or checking out women's breasts sexually and mind your own business.
Slang and euphemisms
- Boobs
- Bosoms (old fashioned)
- Tits (kind of a swear word)
- Funbags (ugh!)
- Melons, etc.
- Knockers
- Jugs
- Headlights
- Hooters (the last five words are kind of crude)
- Mammaries (based on the fact that a woman's breasts are the mammary glands, I suppose)
Breasts are like electric train sets. They're meant for the kids, but it's usually the dad who ends up playing with them.