teethe

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tiːð/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -iːð

Verb

teethe (third-person singular simple present teethes, present participle teething, simple past and past participle teethed)

(intransitive) To grow teeth.
Babies typically start teething at about six months.
(intransitive) To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.

Derived terms

teething ring

Translations

grow teeth

Chinese:
Mandarin: 長牙 (zh), 长牙 (zh) (zhǎngyá)
Finnish: saada hampaat

German: zahnen (de)
Icelandic: taka tennur
Spanish: endentecer (es), echar los dientes, dentar (es)

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