Teethe

//tiːð// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To grow teeth. intransitive

    "Babies typically start teething at about six months."

  2. 2
    grow teeth; cut the baby teeth wordnet
  3. 3
    To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth. intransitive

    "She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth."

Synonyms

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breed teethcut new teethdentize

Example

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"Your son's good nature will be put to the test when he starts to teethe."

Etymology

From Middle English tethen, from Old English tēþan (“to teethe”), from Proto-West Germanic *tanþijan, from Proto-Germanic *tanþijaną (“to teethe”), from Proto-Germanic *tanþs (“tooth”). Cognate with German zähnen (“to provide with teeth”).

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teething ring

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