teethe en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /tiːð/
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”).
Meanings
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(intransitive) To grow teeth.
Babies typically start teething at about six months.
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(intransitive) To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.
She'll teethe on anything that she can get into her mouth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| teeth | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| teethes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| teething | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| teethed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| teethed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unteethed · teether · teething ring
Synonyms
cut new teeth (grow teeth) · dentize (grow teeth) · breed teeth (grow teeth)
Translations (19)
gl dentar (grow teeth) · fi saada hampaat (grow teeth) · bg никнат ми зъби (grow teeth) · es endentecer (grow teeth) · la dentiō (grow teeth) · de zahnen (grow teeth) · pl ząbkować (grow teeth) · tr diş çıkarmak (grow teeth) · es echar los dientes (grow teeth) · gl despechar (grow teeth) · es dentar (grow teeth) · zh 齔 /龀 or 齓 (grow teeth) · gl adentar (grow teeth) · zh 長牙 /长牙 (grow teeth) · az dişləri çıxmaq (grow teeth) · zh 龀 (grow teeth) · is taka tennur (grow teeth) · fr faire ses dents (grow teeth) · arz يسنن (grow teeth)